Eshott Hall is a privately owned mansion house, a

Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

, situated at

Eshott Eshott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thirston, in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 114. It is located north of Newcastle upon Tyne, midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. A small form ...

, near

Felton, Northumberland Felton is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, North East England, south of Alnwick and north of Morpeth. The nearest city, Newcastle upon Tyne, is south of the village, and the Scottish border is north of it. At the 2011 census, ...

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. Little is known of the first manor house at Eshott save that in 1310 Roger Mauduit was granted a

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his moated house there and that the fortified and moated house was owned by Sir John Heron in 1415. The sparse remains of the moat and some masonry footings have

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status. In the mid 16th century, the Manor of Eshott passed to the Carr family of

Etal Etal or et al may refer to: * ''Et al'', Latin phrase meaning "and others" * Etal, Northumberland Etal ( )not is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Ford, Northumberland, Ford. It ...

, and in about 1660 William Carr built a new manor house to a

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, designed by architect

Robert Trollope Robert Trollope was a 17th-century English architect, born in Yorkshire, who worked mainly in Northumberland and Durham. His work includes: * Eshott Hall, about 1660 * Capheaton Hall, 1667-8 * Cliffords Fort, North Shields, 1672 * Callaly Cas ...

, about half a mile south of the old manor house. In 1792 the estate was sold to Thomas Adams. In 1877, the Hall and estate of some were bought by Emerson Bainbridge, the founder of the Bainbridge Department Store in

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(which later became part of the

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). In 1881, Bainbridge significantly enlarged and improved the hall. The previous owner, Ho Sanderson, was a great grandson of Bainbridge. Beginning in 1997, he carried out major restoration works and brought the building back into use. It is now operated commercially as a stately home offering accommodation, weddings and conferencing. The previous owners are Robert and Gina Parker, who recently sold the hall to Wildhive UK ltd, November 2024.

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Keys to the Past
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External links

Eshott Hall website
Grade II listed buildings in Northumberland History of Northumberland Country houses in Northumberland Eshott Castle