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Wardley Hall is an early mediæval manor house at Worsley in Lancashire. It is a Grade I listed building. The manor was held by members of the de Worsley family up to the 14th century when it passed by marriage to the Tyldesleys. By 1609 it had passed to a Roger Downes, then passed through various owners until in 1760 it was bought by the Duke of Bridgewater and passed to his heirs until the 20th century. It was once surrounded by a moat but the current hall dates from around 1500 and extensively rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries. The skull of St Ambrose Barlow, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, is preserved in a niche at the top of the main staircase. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Lancaster on the 10th September 1641 after confessing to being a Catholic priest. Today the Hall is now the official residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford and has been since 1930 when it was gifted to the diocese, after it purchased the surrounding land for a new Catholic cemetery. It is within the council area of Salford.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1215022.

Place Type: Mediæval House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.515742,-2.3669512
Grid Reference: SD757021
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Salford
Country: England

GBPNID: 305399
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Wardley_Hall,_Lancashire_305399

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