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Holcroft Hall is a historic house at Holcroft, Culcheth in Lancashire. This late 15th or early 16th-century farmhouse was enlarged in the 18th century and subsequent centuries. The manor of Holcroft was the product of a division of the manor of Culcheth in the mid-13th century, and the Holcrofts may have been descended from the de Culcheth family who were the original holders of the manor. Although the succession of the estate is not certain before John Holcroft, who was the lord of the manor in the early 16th century and father of the politician John Holcroft and the courtier Sir Thomas Holcroft. One of the family was Colonel John Holcroft, who favoured the Parliamentary side in the Civil War. His eldest daughter, Mary Holcroft, married Colonel Thomas Blood to attempt to gain possession of the estate in the 1670s. Eleanor, daughter of Mary's brother Thomas Holcroft, married Thomas Tyldesley of Myerscough and Morley, and the manor passed to the Tyldesley family until 1761. By 1787, the Hall was owned by Samuel Pool. It is a grade II listed building and privately owned. It is within the council area of Warrington.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1159651.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.452236,-2.4836473
Grid Reference: SJ 6797 9516
Civil Parish: Culcheth and Glazebury CP
Council Area: Warrington CA
Police Area: Cheshire PA

GBPN ID: 302481
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Holcroft_Hall,_Lancashire_302481

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