Darnhall

In the civil parish of Darnhall. In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

"Darnhall one was of the manor-houses belonging to the Earldom of Chester. It was here that in 1237 the last earl died, thus bringing his estates into the possession of the Crown. The hall, chambers and other buildings were kept in repair at the king's expense until in 1254 they passed to the Lord Edward together with the other Chester estates. In 1270 Edward gave Darnhall to the Order of Citeaux as the site for a new abbey, and the buildings were either demolished or adapted to monastic purposes"(HKW).

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ63446340

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 72938
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 815/1 '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.

• Books
  • Knowles, David and Hadcock, R. Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longmans) p118
    Dodgson, J.McN., 1970-1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire Vol3 p169
    Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p923
    Ormerod, G., 1882 [2edn], History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol1 p43
• Journal Articles
  • Lumby, F.H., 1902, Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire Vol18 [new ser] p65-6