The Gatehouse website record for Bradlegh Old Hall

In the civil parish of Burtonwood. In the historic county of Lancashire (Modern Authority of Warrington, 1974 county of Cheshire).

Farmhouse with some late C16 features, encased in brick in the late C18. It stands on the site of a mid to late C15 moated manor house, though only the gatehouse, moat and a fishpond survive. The ruined gatehouse was built circa 1460 and may contain a portcullis slot. It was probably restored in the early C19. The buildings stand within the moat which encloses a rectangular island, accessed via a modern causeway across the northern arm. An L-shaped fishpond is visible to the west of the moat.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ57139388

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 71862
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 559/1/1; 559/1/2 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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