The Gatehouse website record for Middleton Hall

In the civil parish of Middleton. In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Now a farmhouse, originally a manor house and tower house of late 14th century date, (tower documented 1327-77 and destroyed in 1450). The house was extended in the early to mid 15th century, altered in the 16th and 17th centuries and further extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally an H-plan hall house, the north wing has since been demolished. A 16th century barn stands north west of the house. It was extended circa 1850. An outer defensive wall was added to the site in the mid 15th century. (PastScape)
Most of wall reduced in height but part retains corbelling to parapet to south side, with recessed upper part for wall passage to north side. (Images of England)
These descriptions do not do justice to the impressive remains of the curtain walls of Middleton Hall. There also earthworks of fishponds.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law. This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 75726; 75727; 75728; 75729)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD62708745

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 44087
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 2590 '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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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.