New Hall Moated Site
History
New Hall, in the Park of Tyldesley, close to Damhouse by the Astley, Greater Manchester border, was in existence before 1422 when it belonged to Thomas Tyldesley. The hall and its 8.1 hectares (20 acres) acres of land was the subject of a feud between the Tyldesleys and the Hultons of Hulton Park which ended in 1422 when Roger Hulton gave up any title he had to Hugh Tyldesley.
Its occupant in 1692 was Henry Marsh who was elected overseer of the poor for Tyldesley lower side. It was described as a mansion house in 1716 when it was leased to a widow named Heyes. By 1742 Thomas Smith, a farmer, was tenant. In 1838 the property and its 23 Cheshire acres of land were owned by Lord Francis Edgerton who leased it to John Lawton. The tenant from 1853 to 1872 was Richard Grundy and it acquired the nickname, Dicky Beefs.
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England, "New Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley Hospital (1014726)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "New Hall moated site (43339)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ Lunn 1953, pp. 26–27
- ^ Lunn 1953, p. 82
- ^ Lunn 1953, p. 89
Bibliography
- Lunn, John (1953), A Short History of the Township of Tyldesley, Tyldesley Urban District Council