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Formby Hall is a 17th-century house about two miles north-west of Formby in Lancashire. The Formby family have probably occupied the site occupied by the present Formby Hall since the 12th century, however the date of the first hall is not known. The present house was built in 1523 for William Formby. In 1896 the hall was modernised by Colonel John Formby who lived here from 1853 to 1893. In 1958 the Formby family line was broken with the death of the last squire, Colonel John Frederick Lonsdale Formby. Both of his sons were killed in action during World War II and thus left no direct male heir to inherit the estate. The estate went to a nephew who was an Australian branch member of the Formby family. Much of the land was sold off for property development while the hall itself lay empty for many years before falling into a state of disrepair. In the 1970s, John Moores Jnr acquired a lease for the hall and the grounds and used them as a rest home for children from the deprived areas of Liverpool who were brought here and looked after by members of the Bronte Society. During the 1980s the hall was abandoned and once again fell into dereliction. The decaying Formby Hall was bought in the early 1990s and restored to its former glory. It is currently a golf resort and spa and a Grade II listed building. It is within the council area of Sefton.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1343286.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.581305,-3.041311
Grid Reference: SD 3115 0991
Civil Parish: Formby CP
Council Area: Sefton CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA

GBPN ID: 301888
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Formby_Hall,_Lancashire_301888

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