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Staunton Harold Hall is a large 18th-century country house near Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. The present hall was originally a Jacobean building built for Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers, as a family seat for the newly ennobled Shirley family and remained so until the 20th century. The hall was rebuilt in its present form in 1763 for Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers, and is a Georgian two-storey brick house with stone dressings in the form of a square enclosing a quadrangle. Sewallis Shirley, 10th Earl Ferrers inherited the hall in 1859 and sold most of the land. Robert Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers gifted the church to the National Trust and put the estate up for auction. In 1955 it was acquired by Leonard Cheshire for use as a Cheshire Home and sold in 1980 to be used as a Sue Ryder Care home. The Hall once again became a family home in 2003. The stable block is occupied by a number of small craft enterprises as the Ferrers Centre for Arts and Crafts. There are shows at the hall and it can be hired for weddings, events, and functions. It is within the council area of North West Leicestershire (Leicestershire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1177552.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.784422,-1.4388855
Grid Reference: SK 3794 2090
Civil Parish: Staunton Harold CP
Council Area: North West Leicestershire CA (Leicestershire CA)
Police Area: Leicestershire PA

GBPN ID: 304676
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Staunton_Harold_Hall,_Leicestershire_304676

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