Marchwiel Hall is aGrade II listed building in the village ofMarchwiel,Wrexham County Borough inNorth Wales.
Marchwiel Hall was a seat of the Broughton family.[1][2] By 1837, the house and estate was occupied byTownshend Mainwaring, who then moved toGalltfaenan Hall on his marriage.[3] The current 1840s-built country house has five main reception rooms, a ballroom, and 12 bedrooms, with adjoining stables and outbuildings set on 150 acres (61 ha) of estate grounds.[4] In 1883, its then owner, civil engineerBenjamin Piercy laid out acricket ground. In 1913,Sir Alfred McAlpine bought the property. Home to the Marchwiel and Wrexham Cricket Club, Alfred developed it as "one of the most picturesque settings for playing the game in the country".[5]
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