Stately homes · North West England
Meols Hall
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Meols Hall — country house in Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Meols Cop · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Meols Hall is located in Sefton, North West England, with the postcode PR9 7LZ. The nearest railway station is Meols Cop, which is 1.5 km away. Entry is not specified, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Meols Hall is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Designed by Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6570°, -2.9620°.
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Heritage listing
Meols Hall is a historical manor house in Churchtown, Merseyside, England, dating from the 12th century with a 16th-century tithe barn restored for wedding receptions and ceremonies.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
Twelfth-century manor house set amidst one hundred acres of beautiful private parkland.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ribble Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Ribble & Alt Estuaries
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Meols Hall is a historical manor house in Churchtown, Merseyside, England, dating from the 12th century with a 16th-century tithe barn restored for wedding receptions and ceremonies.
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Background
History
Meols Hall dates back to the late 12th century when the manor was granted to Robert de Coudray of Penwortham. The manor has been passed down through marriage and inheritance to the present incumbent. In the 16th century, it was inherited by Alice Kitchin. She married Hugh, an illegitimate son of the Heskeths of Rufford. Subsequent generations have styled themselves or changed their name to Hesketh. Much of the old house was demolished in the mid-18th century, reducing the building to its mid-17th-century core and a wing dating from c. 1695. Meols Hall was subsequently used as a farmhouse, until the family of Charles Hesketh (né Bibby) took residence in 1919. Modest additions were made to…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6570, -2.9620
- District
- Sefton
- Parish
- Sefton, unparished area
- Postcode
- PR9 7LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southport
- Nearest railway station
- Meols Cop — 1.5 km
- Official site
- meolshall.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6817752 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Meols Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Meols Hall 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Meols Hall?
- Meols Hall is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PR9 7LZ), in the parish of Sefton, unparished area.
- What is Meols Hall?
- Meols Hall — country house in Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK.
- How do I get to Meols Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Meols Cop, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode PR9 7LZ.
- Is Meols Hall a listed building?
- Meols Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Meols Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Meols Hall is part of the Ribble Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Meols Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Meols Cop, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PR9 7LZ.