Gawsworth Old Hall is a country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ891696). The hall is a Grade I listed building and the gardens are graded by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens as Grade II*.
The original house was Norman and this was rebuilt in 1480 and extensively remodelled in 1701. The estate belonged to the Fitton family and one of the daughters of the family was Mary Fitton who served as...
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Gawsworth Old Hall is a country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ891696). The hall is a Grade I listed building and the gardens are graded by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens as Grade II*.
The original house was Norman and this was rebuilt in 1480 and extensively remodelled in 1701. The estate belonged to the Fitton family and one of the daughters of the family was Mary Fitton who served as maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I. Mary was dismissed from court after she became pregnant by the Earl of Pembroke. Mary Fitton is one of the candidates for the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets. After the death of Sir Edward Fitton, 2nd Baronet of Gawsworth, in 1642, the inheritance of the estate was in dispute. Settlement in 1663 passed the estate to Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield, nephew of Sir Edward. A later dispute between descendants of the Fittons led to a famous duel in 1712 in which both protagonists, Lord Mohun and...
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