Read Hall and Park, Grade II* listed country house in Read, Lancashire, England
The 450-acre estate includes a grand manor house with two lakes, a waterfall, woodland areas, and 25 acres of formal gardens with a rockery and fountain.
Roger Nowell, who acquired the estate after the dissolution of Whalley Abbey, constructed the original three-story building around a courtyard in the 16th century.
The estate witnessed the Battle of Read Bridge in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces secured a decisive victory during the English Civil War.
The current hall, built between 1818 and 1825 by architect George Webster for Richard Fort, remains closed to public access.
Alexander Nowell, born at Read Hall during the Elizabethan era, gained recognition in tales as the creator of bottled beer during a fishing expedition.
Location: Read
GPS coordinates: 53.80900,-2.37000
Latest update: March 3, 2025 07:51
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Portfield hillfort
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