Walworth Castle
Has been described as a Certain Fortified Manor House
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Walworth Castle |
| Alternative Names | Walworth Hall; High Walworth |
| Historic Country | Durham |
| Modern Authority | Darlington |
| 1974 Authority | County Durham |
| Civil Parish | Walworth |
The ancient manor and estate of Walworth, lies three miles to the South-west of Heighington. The Hansards are the earliest owners on record; but it is evident that the founder of the line was a cadet of the house of Raby, Gilbert le Halsart, son of the younger Meldred, and brother of that Robert Fitz-Meldred who married the heir of Neville. His descendants held Walworth in long lineal succession. In 1466 an escheat describes the manor as including, One chief messuage, with divers outhouses, two granaries, a stable, and sheepfold, value per ann. xiiis. iiiid.; twelve cottages, xxxs.; 400 acres of arable land, xxiiiil.; 200 acres of pasture, cs.; 20 acres of meadow, xxiiis. 4d.. The house of Walworth, a handsome spacious mansion, is said to have been reared from its ruins in the reign of Elizabeth, by Thomas Jennison, an Auditor in Ireland, who purchased from the Ayscoughs. The chief front, a straight curtain betwixt two circular towers, looks Southward over soft even grounds, richly sprinkled with wood, and sloping gradually to the Tees. The North front looks upward against the hill. Its windows, with stone mullions and transoms, seem of earlier architecture: the stained glass mentioned by Hutchinson is removed. (Surtees)
Mansion now hotel. Circa 1600, possibly by Thomas Holt for Thomas Jennison, incorporating an earlier structure. (Listed Building Report)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law
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| OS Map Grid Reference | NZ231188 |
| Latitude | 54.5642700195313 |
| Longitude | -1.64379000663757 |
| Eastings | 423100 |
| Northings | 518860 |
