Parrox Hall in Preesall is one of the oldest houses in Lancashire. Throughout its long history, it has been continuously occupied by the same family, descendants of the original Lord of the Manor of Preesall-with-Hackensall, Geoffrey the Crossbowman (Galfridus Arbalastarius), a Norman soldier who was installed by Prince John in 1189 and granted six carucates of land.
Most of today’s Parrox Hall dates from the early seventeenth century but a small part of the house is much older. The first reference to it is in a document of 1456 but it is certain that there was a house on the present site long before that. Twenty-six generations after the Crossbowman, and despite the division of the manor of Preesall-with-Hackensall between four daughters in the fifteenth century and the passage of the estate through the female line on three other occasions, the present occupant of Parrox Hall is still the direct descendant of the original Lord of the Manor.
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY…
Things are moving in the woodland on the Parrox Hall estate and it’s
not just the plentiful wildlife.,”...
3,000
YEARS OF LOCAL HISTORY
Brian Marshall’s new book 'From the Fells to the Sea' is now
available. A comprehensive collection of the essays on local history
that he publishes each month in the Over Wyre Focus magazine, it be
will be on sale at £7.50 and part of the proceeds will go towards
restoration and conservation projects at Parrox Hall.
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BOOK LAUNCH 26th
June 2009 AT PARROX HALL
Over Wyre author Brian Marshall’s new book ‘From the Fells to the Sea,’ a fascinating collection of essays on 3,000 years of local history, will be published on the 26th June. A special launch party and book signing will be held at Parrox Hall to mark the occasion.
The Friends of Parrox Hall support the work of the Parrox Hall Preservation Trust and provide an opportunity for people to become involved in preserving this important part of the heritage of the Over Wyre district of Lancashire.
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Parrox Hall is a member of the Historic Houses Association