| Halghton Hall | |
|---|---|
 a late-18th century engraving - the hall has been little altered since | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Halghton,Wrexham County Borough |
| Coordinates | 52°58′34″N2°52′18″W / 52.976°N 2.8717°W /52.976; -2.8717 |
| Built | 1662, with earlier origins |
| Architectural style | Jacobean |
| Owner | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Halghton Hall |
| Designated | 17 March 1953 |
| Reference no. | 1641 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Multi-purpose farm building at Halghton Lodge |
| Designated | 15 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 86945 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Halghton Lodge Farmhouse |
| Designated | 15 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 86939 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Halghton Forge |
| Designated | 15 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 86938 |
| Official name | Halghton Lodge Moated Site |
| Designated | 3 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | FL174 |
  Location of Halghton Hall in Wrexham | |
Halghton Hall is a house in the hamlet ofHalghton inWrexham County Borough, North Wales. Designed in around 1662 in aJacobean style, it is aGrade I listed building. Various former estate buildings have their own historic listings.
Evidence of human habitation at Halghton dates from theMiddle Ages. To the north of the present hall is the site of aMedievalmoatedmanor house, although nothing but the platform and the moat now remain.[1] Halghton Hall dates from 1662 and is thought to have been built by a cadet branch of theHanmer family ofHanmer,Flintshire. By the 18th century the hall had descended to the status of a farmhouse, and formed part of the estate of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Lloyd Fletcher, commander of theRoyal Flint Rifles. It was later sold to theKenyon family, local landowners.[2]
The hall was sold again in the mid-20th century and remains privately owned, the centre of an agricultural estate. It is not open to the public.[3]
Halghton was intended to be built to a traditionalh-plan, with a central block and two cross wings. The eastern section does not now exist, and it is likely that it was never built.Edward Hubbard, in hisClwyd volume in thePevsner Buildings of Wales series, suggests that it was not,[4] andCadw also thinks this probable, although it raises the possibility that the eastern section was constructed and later removed.[a][2] The house is built of brick withashlar dressings.[4] Hubbard describes the "very large" off-set porch as "crudely Jacobean in style".[4] A partial moat remains.[5]
Halghton is aGrade I listed building.[2] A lodge, a farm building and aforge are all listed at Grade II.[6][7][8] The site of the moated Medieval manor is aScheduled monument.[1]
