Castles · North West England
Burneside Hall
In or near Staveley.
Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.
Chris Heaton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Burneside · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Burneside Hall is a castle in england-north-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Documentary records for Burneside Hall extend to 1290, when a property was owned on the site by Gilbert Burneshead, the Under-Sheriff of Westmorland. Richard Bellingham, a member of an influential Northumberland family, married Burneshead's daughter, acquiring the site. Burneside Hall in its current form was originally built in the second half of the 14th century by the Bellingham family. The medieval heart of Burneside Hall was a pair of pele towers, linked by a large, open hall. Only one of these towers still remains, three storeys tall but badly ruined, measuring 20 feet by 35 feet (6 metres by 11 metres). This tower was originally the buttery and pantry, forming the service end of the…
Visiting
Burneside Hall is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument; as of 2014, Historic England (then known as English Heritage) considered the Burneside Hall pele tower to be formally at risk of slow decay. The Hall is part of a working tenanted farm.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3563, -2.7570
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Strickland Roger
- Postcode
- LA9 6NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Burneside — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Burneside Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burneside Hall?
- Burneside Hall is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA9 6NR), in the parish of Strickland Roger.
- What is Burneside Hall?
- Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.
- How do I get to Burneside Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Burneside, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA9 6NR.
- Is Burneside Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Burneside Hall is part of the River Kent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Burneside Hall charge admission?
- Burneside Hall typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Burneside Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Burneside, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA9 6NR.