Mitford Old Manor House
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Mitford Old Manor House is an historic English manor house at Mitford, Northumberland and is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Mitford was held from ancient times by the Mitford family
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The Manor House previously stood, adjacent to the old church of St Mary Magdalene, on the eastern side of the River Wansbeck
. The substantial ruins now standing on the site represent the remains of a 16th century house and of a porch tower built in about 1637.
The original house was substantially demolished and rebuilt in about 1810, then abandoned by the Mitfords when they built a new mansion house, Mitford Hall
, and park on the opposite bank of the river in 1828. In the 20th century, a modern house was created out of the kitchen wing.
Mitford family
The Mitford family is a minor aristocratic English family that traces its origins in Northumberland back to the time of the Norman conquest. In the Middle Ages they had been Border Reivers based in Redesdale. The main family line had seats at Mitford Castle, Mitford Old Manor House and from 1828...
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The Manor House previously stood, adjacent to the old church of St Mary Magdalene, on the eastern side of the River Wansbeck
River Wansbeck
The River Wansbeck runs through the county of Northumberland, England. It rises above Sweethope Lough on the edge of Forelaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys ; runs through the town of Ashington before discharging into the North Sea at Sandy Bay near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.The River...
. The substantial ruins now standing on the site represent the remains of a 16th century house and of a porch tower built in about 1637.
The original house was substantially demolished and rebuilt in about 1810, then abandoned by the Mitfords when they built a new mansion house, Mitford Hall
Mitford Hall
Mitford Hall is a Georgian mansion house and Grade II* listed building standing in its own park overlooking the River Wansbeck at Mitford, Northumberland....
, and park on the opposite bank of the river in 1828. In the 20th century, a modern house was created out of the kitchen wing.