Scheduled Monument: Wansley Hall manorial site (9)

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SAM National No 29990
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Description

The remains of Wansley Hall, thought to date from 1200. Originally the manor house, the Hall was last used as a farm holding and was finally abandoned in 1960, after a serious fall of masonry and roofing. The building is T-shaped in plan, with the northern section, arranged on an east-west axis, containing the remains of the original hall. The ruined hall stands 2 storeys high and is built of local sandstone. The remains of a 16th century fireback and an 18th century oven survive within. The southern section runs north-south and comprises a mix of architectural styles from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It is built partly of local sandstone and partly of brick. A series of earthworks north and west of the hall suggest the location of buried remains and a geophysical survey has demonstrated the existence of further building remains south-west of the hall. A gully, interpreted as a hollow way, runs north of the site and a building platform and a well lie to the west. Documentary sources indicate that a private chapel once existed on, or adjacent to, the site of the Hall but its precise location is unknown. Listed and scheduled.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 46124 51295 (57m by 50m)
Map sheet SK45SE
District Ashfield
Civil Parish Selston, Ashfield

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Jul 10 2026 1:09PM

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