Huntroyd Hall or Huntroyd Demesne

Demesne

In the feudal system the demesne was all the land, not necessarily all contiguous to the manor house, which was retained by a lord of the manor for his own use and support, under his own management, as distinguished from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants...

 (known locally simply as 'Huntroyd') is a 16th century house and estate bordering the north west edge of the town of Padiham

Padiham

Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers.-History:...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England, near Simonstone

Simonstone, Lancashire

Simonstone is a small, largely residential, village in the Ribble Valley area of East Lancashire about west of Padiham, west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill...

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History

The house was established in 1576 for the Starkie family. In the mid-19th century, the house was re-built in the Georgian-style. By 1914, parts of the grounds at Huntroyde had been developed into a major tree plantation.

After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1980, half of the house was demolished.

The house and grounds are not open to the public. However, the estate is fragmented by public footpaths, roads and farms. The gatehouse

Gatehouse

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or lodge to the Hall, and known as Arbory Hall, is in Arbory Drive, Padiham near the cricket field. It was built in 1790 and is now a private residence.