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Sutton Scarsdale Hall

Sutton Scarsdale Hall
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View of the hall from the eastern lawn
Sutton Scarsdale Hall is located in Derbyshire
Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Location within Derbyshire
General information
Architectural style Georgian mansion
Location Sutton Scarsdale
Town or city Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Country United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°12′55″N 1°20′23″W / 53.215328°N 1.339663°W / 53.215328; -1.339663
Construction started 1724
Completed 1729

Coordinates: 53°12′55″N 1°20′23″W / 53.215328°N 1.339663°W / 53.215328; -1.339663

Sutton Scarsdale Hall is a Grade I listedGeorgian ruined stately home in Sutton Scarsdale, just outside Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

The original Hall formed part of a Saxon estate owned by Wulfric Spott, who died in 1002 and left the estate to Burton-on-Trent Abbey. In the Domesday Book the estate was owned by Roger de Poitou. In 1225 the Lordship of Sutton-in-the-Dale had been given by King Henry III to Peter de Hareston, but by 1401 it had been purchased by John Leke of Gotham.

A later John Leke was made a knight by King Henry VIII. His son Francis Leke was created a Baronet by King James I in 1611, and elevated to Earl of Scarsdale by King Charles I in 1640. When the English Civil War broke out, Leke joined the Cavaliers and the Hall's structure was strengthened, particularly so with Bolsover Castle on the opposite hillside swearing loyalty to the Roundheads. When a Parliamentarian force of 500 men led by Sir John Gell surrounded the estate, Leke resisted until the house was stormed and he was taken prisoner. With the estate seized by Oliver Cromwell's forces, after the end of the war a forfeiture fine of £18,000 was levied and paid for Leke's support of the imprisoned King Charles.


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