Salkeld Hall

The current house was constructed in the late 16th century using walls from previous building(s) that stood on the site. The oldest part of the building was dated in 1967 as being from the 14th century. The date of the first building to exist on the site is unknown; it is the potential location of an 'ancient castle'. Corby Castle in nearby Great Corby, built from similar materials in the 14th century, was also owned by the Salkeld Family. Mr George Salkeld, the last member of which to own Salkeld Hall, was forced from the house at the time of the English Civil War for a 'trifling consideration'. Ownership was passed to Colonel Cholmley, who built a new house on the site, and before the…