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Rufford Old Hall is a Tudor building at Rufford, near Ormskirk, in Lancashire. Built in about 1530 for Sir Robert Hesketh, only the timber-framed Great Hall survives from the original structure. A brick-built wing in the Jacobean style was added in 1661, and a third wing was added in the 1820s. Until 1936, Rufford Old Hall was in the continuous ownership of the Hesketh family, who were lords of the manor of Rufford from the 15th century. In 1936 Rufford Old Hall, with its collection of arms and armour and 17th-century oak furniture, was donated to the National Trust by Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh. The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, completed in 1781, passes very close to the site on the east side. Rufford Old Hall is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The cottage, coach house and stables in the courtyard at the rear of the hall are designated Grade II. It is within the council area of West Lancashire (Lancashire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1374141.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.637786,-2.8133798
Grid Reference: SD 4631 1600
Civil Parish: Rufford CP
Council Area: West Lancashire CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA

GBPN ID: 304206
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Rufford_Old_Hall,_Lancashire_304206

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