Utkinton Hall is a country house to the southeast of the village of Utkinton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated GradeI listed building.

History

The hall originated as a large manor house for the Done family, who were the hereditary wardens of Delamere Forest, and is now a farmhouse. It has a medieval core but most of it dates from the early 17thcentury. It was partly refaced around 1700 and again in the early 18thcentury for SirJohn Crewe. The hall is built in ashlar red sandstone. Part of the hall has an orange brick façade with red sandstone dressings. It has a Welsh slate roof and brick chimneys. A barn, walls and gatepiers surrounding the hall are listed at GradeII.

James I visited the hall while hunting at Delamere Forest in 1617. Armorial stained glass that was formerly in the hall is now held in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow.

See also

• Listed buildings in Utkinton

• Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester

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