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Ingarsby Old Hall is a late 15th century country house at Ingarsby, Leicestershire. It is the surviving manor house in the otherwise deserted village of Ingarsby. It began as a moated manor house, which, in 1352, was granted to Leicester Abbey and converted into a grange (a monastic farm). This initial structure incorporated a moated site and a millpond, also built in 1352. The village of Ingarsby, which previously surrounded the manor, was abandoned in 1469 when Leicester Abbey enclosed the land for sheep and cattle pastures, according to Historic England. The earthworks of this deserted mediæval village are still visible today. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, Ingarsby Old Hall became the property of Sir Brian Cave, who built the existing hall. It was later added to by Sir Robert Bannister who bought the manor in 1621. The hall saw significant alterations in 1706 and further modifications throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. One notable addition was a central block dated 1705, which represented a modernisation of the existing Tudor buildings. A linking range was added in the 1930s. Today, the hall consists of two ranges at right angles to each other, and is surrounded on the three sides by a moat. It is within the council area of Harborough (Leicestershire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1074820.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.641991,-0.98701444
Grid Reference: SK 6864 0539
Civil Parish: Hungarton CP
Council Area: Harborough CA (Leicestershire CA)
Police Area: Leicestershire PA

GBPN ID: 302611
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Ingarsby_Old_Hall,_Leicestershire_302611

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