Amington Hall
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Amington Hall is an early 19th century former country house at Amington
, Tamworth
. Staffordshire
which has been converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The manor of Amington was anciently owned by the Clinton family. In 1422 William Repington purchased some 1400 acres (5.7 km²) of land from the Clintons and in 1539 his descendant Francis purchased the manor and remaining land..
The Repingtons replaced the ancient manor house early in the 18th century. This house , later a farmhouse, and now known as Amington Old Hall farmhouse, still stands and is a Grade II listed building.
The Repingtons prospered. In 1617 they acquired the neighbouring manor of Atherstone
where they built a new Atherstone Hall.
At Amington they built a new house in about 1810 close to the old manor. The two storey building has an entrance front of three bays, the central bay pedimented and with a Tuscan
porch. The unusual garden front has seven bays, of which the central three are bowed to full height and carry a domed roof. The brick rear service wing was added later in the 19th century.
The last of the Repingtons died in 1837 and the estate passed to a cousin Henry à Court.
When Charles à Court Repington
died in 1925 the estate passed to Sidney Fisher a local paper manufacturer
Amington
Amington is a ward, a parish and a suburb of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England, and was formerly a distinct village. Amington is to the far east of the town centre...
, Tamworth
Tamworth
Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...
. Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
which has been converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The manor of Amington was anciently owned by the Clinton family. In 1422 William Repington purchased some 1400 acres (5.7 km²) of land from the Clintons and in 1539 his descendant Francis purchased the manor and remaining land..
The Repingtons replaced the ancient manor house early in the 18th century. This house , later a farmhouse, and now known as Amington Old Hall farmhouse, still stands and is a Grade II listed building.
The Repingtons prospered. In 1617 they acquired the neighbouring manor of Atherstone
Atherstone
Atherstone is a town in Warwickshire, England. The town is located near the northernmost tip of Warwickshire, close to the border with Staffordshire and Leicestershire and is the administrative headquarters of the borough of North Warwickshire.-History:...
where they built a new Atherstone Hall.
At Amington they built a new house in about 1810 close to the old manor. The two storey building has an entrance front of three bays, the central bay pedimented and with a Tuscan
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
porch. The unusual garden front has seven bays, of which the central three are bowed to full height and carry a domed roof. The brick rear service wing was added later in the 19th century.
The last of the Repingtons died in 1837 and the estate passed to a cousin Henry à Court.
When Charles à Court Repington
Charles à Court Repington
Lieutenant Colonel Charles à Court Repington , CMG, was a British Army officer and war correspondent.-Biography:Charles Repington was born at Heytesbury, Wiltshire in 1858, where his father was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament...
died in 1925 the estate passed to Sidney Fisher a local paper manufacturer