Roxby Hall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Roxby Hall |
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| North Yorkshire, England | |
Only surviving wall fragment
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 Roxby Hall
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| Coordinates | 54°32′06″N 0°49′25″W / 54.535000°N 0.823700°W |
| Type | Castle or manor house |
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| Open to the public |
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| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| In use | late 13th century-1632 |
Roxby Hall (also known as Rousby Hall) was once a grand manor house or even a small castle located in the village of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Today, only a small part of its original structure remains. You can find just one ruined corner wall and some earthworks (old mounds and ditches in the ground) in a field right next to St. Nicholas’s Church. It's a cool reminder of a building that stood for centuries!
The Story of Roxby Hall
Building a New Home
Roxby Hall was likely built in the late 1200s, which is the 13th century. Before it was built, the land was probably used for grazing animals like sheep or cows. Imagine a big, new house or small castle being built on what was once just open fields!
Changes Over Time
Centuries later, in the 1540s and 1560s, a man named Sir Richard Cholmley (who lived from 1516 to 1583) made big changes to Roxby Hall. He mostly rebuilt and replaced parts of the original building. This means he updated it to fit the style and needs of his time.
Why It Became a Ruin
In the early 1600s, Roxby Hall was left empty and unused. By about 1632, many parts of the building were torn down. This included the front sections, a part of the back, and even a smaller building nearby. By 1652, only the single corner wall that we see today was still standing. The old earthworks around the site were also partly destroyed when the land was turned back into fields for farming after 1652.
