Packington Old Hall
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Packington Old Hall is a 17th century manor house
situated at Great Packington
, near Meriden
, Warwickshire
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
An original manor house was rebuilt in red brick in 1679 by the Fisher family
.
In 1693 they built another larger mansion on the estate. The new house became known as Packington Hall
and from 1729 the new house has been the seat of the Earl of Aylesford
.
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...
situated at Great Packington
Great Packington
Great Packington is a hamlet near Meriden, Warwickshire. It is the home of the Packington estate, including Packington Hall, Packington Old Hall and St James' Church, Great Packington.To the east of the park lies the hamlet of Outwoods....
, near Meriden
Meriden, West Midlands
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, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
An original manor house was rebuilt in red brick in 1679 by the Fisher family
Fisher Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Fisher, both in the Baronetage of England.The Fisher Baronetcy, of Packington Magna in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 December 1622 for Robert Fisher of Packington Hall, Great Packington,...
.
In 1693 they built another larger mansion on the estate. The new house became known as Packington Hall
Packington Hall
Packington Hall is a 17th century mansion situated at Great Packington, near Meriden, Warwickshire, England the seat of the Earl of Aylesford. It is a Grade II* listed building....
and from 1729 the new house has been the seat of the Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Aylesford, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1714 for the lawyer and politician Heneage Finch, 1st Baron Guernsey. He had already been created Baron Guernsey in the Peerage of England in 1703...
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