Moot Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA8 1RW), in the parish of Brampton.

How do I get to Moot Hall?

The nearest railway station is Brampton, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA8 1RW.

Is Moot Hall a listed building?

Moot Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.

Is Moot Hall a protected site?

Yes — Moot Hall is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Moot Hall?

The nearest railway station is Brampton, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA8 1RW.

Historic houses · North West England

Moot Hall

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Moot Hall — house in Brampton, Carlisle, England, UK.

Moot Hall, historic houses in North West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Brampton · 2.2 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

Moot Hall is located in the Scottish Lowlands, with the nearest railway station being Brampton, which is 2.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA8 1RW. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.

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Moot Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Brampton, Carlisle, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.9422°, -2.7340°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Moot Hall is a municipal building in The Market Place in Brampton, Cumbria, England. The building, which is used as a local tourist information office and as a meeting place for Brampton Parish Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The first moot hall in the Market Place in Brampton dated back at least to the mid-17th century. Then, in November 1745, the area in front of the moot hall hosted the Army of the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, as he laid siege to Carlisle Castle during the Jacobite rising. The present building was commissioned by the lord of the manor, Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, whose seat was at Naworth Castle. It was designed in the Vernacular style, built in rubble masonry with a stucco finish and was completed in 1817. The design involved an octagonal structure facing west onto the Market Place. The first floor was faced with a stucco finish and there were quoins at the corners.…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9422, -2.7340
District: Cumberland
Parish: Brampton
Postcode: CA8 1RW
Parliamentary constituency: Carlisle
Established: 1817
Nearest railway station: Brampton — 2.2 km

Sources

wikidata: Q17541845 (CC0)
wikipedia: Moot Hall, Brampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Moot Hall, Brampton.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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