Walton Hall
One of the most historical sites in Cheshire is Walton Hall. Formerly held by Lord Field and the entertainer Danny La Rue, Walton Hall is a 16th-century country home in Walton, close to Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. It is currently a hotel that is a part of Accor Hotels. It is a listed structure of Grade II*. The Lestrange family has possessed the Manor of Walton since the fifteenth century. Walton heiress Barbara Lestrange wed Robert Mordaunt in 1541. In 1611, Lestrange Mordaunt became the first baronet of Mordaunt.
Sir George Gilbert Scott was hired by Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet, to create a new Gothic Revival mansion house in 1858. Although the current Walton Hall was built in the middle of the 19th century, its cellars were originally built during the reign of Elizabeth I. The Victorian manor house where guests stay today and the chapel where wedding blessings take place were both erected by Sir Charles Mordaunt. After being finished in 1862, the home gained notoriety as a result of a divorce scandal involving Sir Charles and his wife Harriet a few years later.
The Ministry of Defence controlled the main property, which was used as an Army cadet training camp in the middle of the 20th century. The remainder of the estate served as a ladies' boarding school from 1963 to 1969.
Location: Walton Lea Rd, Higher Walton, Warrington WA4 6SN, Cheshire, England
