Gazetteer of
British Place Names

Radbourne Hall is an 18th-century Palladian country house in Radbourne, Derbyshire. The Manor of Radbourne has been held by the Chandos family from the time of the Norman Conquest. It is one of the few UK landed estates that has passed only by inheritance and marriage since the Conquest. The present house was built in about 1739 for German Pole, probably by architect William Smith the Younger. The red-brick hall has been called 'the most perfect Georgian house in Derbyshire'. The house is set within 200 acres of parkland and woodland, laid out by William Emes in 1790. In 1807 Edward Sacheverell Pole adopted by sign manual the additional surname of Chandos to commemorate his descent from Sir John Chandos. Since then the family surname has been Chandos-Pole. Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole extended and modernised the property in 1865. The next major refurbishment occurred in the late 1950s, under the instruction of the owner Major John Walkelyne Chandos-Poll. The hall underwent a three-year, award-winning restoration completed in 2021, which preserved its historic features while making it a modern, liveable family home. Several members of the Pole family have served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire. Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) lived in the house briefly, following his marriage in 1781 to Elizabeth Pole. I It is within the council area of South Derbyshire (Derbyshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1334517.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 52.917341,-1.5754808
Grid Reference: SK 2864 3563
Civil Parish: Radbourne CP
Council Area: South Derbyshire CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 319985
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Radbourne_Hall,_Derbyshire_319985

 Peruse Derbyshire on Wikishire