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Beeley Hilltop (aka Beeley Hilltop House) is a manor house near Beeley, Derbyshire. It is one of the oldest houses in Derbyshire, believed to date back to around 1250. The present house is an early 17th-century building constructed from coursed squared gritstone with ashlar dressings and a stone slate roof. It features an H-plan design and includes details such as mullion windows with hoodmoulds and coped gables. It was originally known as 'The Greaves', from which the Greaves family took their surname, and became the manor house of Beeley parish in 1559. It was renamed Beeley Hilltop House (or Beeley Hill Top) after being rebuilt in the early 17th century, where the arms of King James I can reportedly still be seen above a bedroom mantelpiece. It reverted to a farmhouse in the late 17th century and was acquired by the 3rd Duke of Devonshire in 1747. It is within the council area of Derbyshire Dales (Derbyshire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1088204.

Place Type: Jacobean House
Alternative name(s): Beeley Hilltop House
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.212396,-1.5975784
Grid Reference: SK 2697 6844
Civil Parish: Beeley CP
Council Area: Derbyshire Dales CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 299845
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Beeley_Hilltop,_Derbyshire_299845

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