Clennell Hall
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Clennell Hall is an historic manor house, now operated as a country hotel, situated at Clennell
, near Alwinton
, Northumberland
, England
. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Clennell family held the manor of Clennell from the 13th century.
In a survey of 1541 the tower house
at Clennell was described as 'a little tower of Percival Clennell' then newly repaired with a barmkin
under construction. In 1715 it was the seat of Luke Clennell, (High Sheriff of Northumberland
in 1727) and comprised an old tower on the east, a double wing at the west and a small court to the south with a 'handsome gateway'.
In 1749 Philadelphia Clennell, the heiress of the estate married William Wilkinson, (High Sheriff in 1758). In 1895 their great grandson Anthony Wilkinson greatly extended the property by the addition of a large Tudor style mansion. The present building incorporates a pele tower
of 1589, much altered.
Clennell
Clennell is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is about north-east of Alwinton.- Governance :Clennell is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, near Alwinton
Alwinton
Alwinton is a village and parish in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Clennell family held the manor of Clennell from the 13th century.
In a survey of 1541 the tower house
Tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.-History:Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces...
at Clennell was described as 'a little tower of Percival Clennell' then newly repaired with a barmkin
Barmkin
Barmkin, also spelled barmekin or barnekin, is a Scots word which refers to a form of medieval and later defensive enclosure, typically found around smaller castles, tower houses, pele towers, and bastle houses in Scotland, and the north of England. It has been suggested that etymologically the...
under construction. In 1715 it was the seat of Luke Clennell, (High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
in 1727) and comprised an old tower on the east, a double wing at the west and a small court to the south with a 'handsome gateway'.
In 1749 Philadelphia Clennell, the heiress of the estate married William Wilkinson, (High Sheriff in 1758). In 1895 their great grandson Anthony Wilkinson greatly extended the property by the addition of a large Tudor style mansion. The present building incorporates a pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
of 1589, much altered.