Norbury Hall
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Elizabethan architecture
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manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
and the adjoining 13th century stone-built medieval Norbury Hall, known as The Old Manor in Norbury
Norbury, Derbyshire
Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove . The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans...
near Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
. It is a Grade I listed building.
The manor was owned by the Fitzherbert family
Ralph Fitzherbert
Ralph Fitzherbert was Lord of the manor of Norbury, Derbyshire. His effigy in his suit of armour at Norbury church are reproduced in the Victoria and Albert Museum, in contemporary armour. -Biography:...
from the 12th century and the manor house built by William Fitzherbert in the mid 14th century is remarkably well preserved. The Old Manor is noted for its architectural features including a rare king post, medieval fireplace, a Tudor door and some 17th-century Flemish glass.
The adjoining Tudor house was built by Ralph Fitzherbert in the mid 15th century and rebuilt in about 1680, but retains many of the original features.
The accompanying gardens include a parterre herb garden.
The Hall was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and after the death of Sir John Fitzherbert in 1649 was in a ruinous state and fell into disuse.
On the death of John Fitzherbert in 1649 the estate passed to his cousin William Fitzherbert of Swynnerton Hall
Swynnerton Hall
Swynnerton Hall is a 17th century country mansion house, the home of Lord Stafford, situated at Swynnerton near Stone , Staffordshire. It is a Grade I listed building....
, Staffordshire who rebuilt the Tudor portion of the property in about 1680.
The Fitzherberts sold the estate in 1881. The Hall has been owned by the National Trust since 1987 but is tenanted and is open to the public on Friday mornings and Saturday afternoons during the summer.
Junior branches of the Fitzherbert family had seats at Tissington Hall
Tissington Hall
Tissington Hall is an early 17th century Jacobean mansion house situated at Tissington, near Ashbourne. Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed building....
and Somersal Herbert Hall
Somersal Herbert Hall
Somersal Herbert Hall is a privately owned timber framed 16th century country house at Somersal Herbert, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, in England...
.