Parrox Hall, Preesall

Welcome to Parrox Hall

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.

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    NEWS & FEATURES

Play Tennis at the Parrox Hall ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

The tennis court at Parrox Hall has been restored and is now open for hire. “The court was used regularly by many local people in the past,”...
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Miss Margaret Elletson and her teddy bears preparing for a picnic at Parrox in the early part of the last century. TIME FOR TEA

Whether it's a teddy bear's picnic in the garden or "baggin's" in the yard, a 'brew' at Parrox has always been something special...
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19th Century Herbal Remedies THE BOISTEROUS DOCTOR OF PARROX

Historian Brian Marshall reports on the extraordinary life, curious writings and strange death of a previous squire...
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   FACTS, FIGURES & PHOTOS

OVER WYRE COMPRISES PREESALL-WITH-HACKENSALL, PILLING, STALMINE, OUT RAWCLIFFE AND HAMBLETON
IN 1400 THE POPULATION OF LANCASHIRE WAS LESS THAN 10,000. TODAY MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED AT THE OVER WYRE MEDICAL CENTRE
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    ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS

Blues star Connie Lush will appear at Parrox Hall FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 16TH AUGUST
TOP SINGERS TO STAR AT NEW OVER WYRE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Britain’s leading female blues singer will join Lancashire favourites The Houghton Weavers and other folk, jazz and classical groups for a sparkling summer concert in the gardens of Parrox Hall in August.2.00pm to 9.00pm(gates open at 12.30pm).
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    BECOME A FRIEND OF PARROX HALL

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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