Bexton Hall
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Bexton Hall is a country house in the village of Bexton
to the southwest of Knutsford
, Cheshire
, England. It is a square, symmetrical house of five bays
, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed in brick, with slate
roofs, and has two storeys plus a basement. The house has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II* listed building. The forecourt walls are included in the listing. The house originally had a cupola
, but this is no longer present.
Bexton
Bexton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 9. The parish includes Bexton Hall and is to the south of Knutsford....
to the southwest of Knutsford
Knutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England. It is a square, symmetrical house of five bays
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed in brick, with slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
roofs, and has two storeys plus a basement. The house has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II* listed building. The forecourt walls are included in the listing. The house originally had a cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
, but this is no longer present.