Berristol Hall Farm, Cheshire, England
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Berristol Hall Farm, Cheshire, England
 TerryJohnsen
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Posted: 26 Mar 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Biography
Surnames: SHRIGLEY, BARLOW, HEATHCOTE
BERRISTOL HALL FARM
Land was given by Black Prince
Berristol HALL is not the original farm, but is built on the foundations of a small mansion belonging to the SHRIGLEYs who owned the Berristol estate for generations.
In the early middle ages a number of settlements grew up at Shrigley; Pott, Birchencliffe, Moorside, Berristol and Redacre. During the reign of the Plantagenet Kings, these lands became part of the Macclesfield Forest, or the Royal Forest of Macclesfield held on the Kings behalf by the SHRIGLEYs.
In 1236 John de SHRIGLEY and Robert his brother, were given land at Berristol for services rendered to the Black Prince. They built the original black and white SHRIGLEY HALL. This house was situated just behind two yew trees which are the only visible landmarks of the original building.
After a domestic disagreement, Robert left his brother and built a home on SHRIGLEY Park. John de SHRIGLEY re-christened his home Berristol, which means an outlying farmstead. Features of the landscape have remained unchanged and the original hall was burnt down in the late 1770s.
Sir John BARLOW bought the estate and during the past 25 years Oliver HEATHCOTE has farmed there with his wife, Beulah, also from Bollington.
(excerpt from an English newspaper, The Advertiser, dated 24 Aug 1972)
Land was given by Black Prince
Berristol HALL is not the original farm, but is built on the foundations of a small mansion belonging to the SHRIGLEYs who owned the Berristol estate for generations.
In the early middle ages a number of settlements grew up at Shrigley; Pott, Birchencliffe, Moorside, Berristol and Redacre. During the reign of the Plantagenet Kings, these lands became part of the Macclesfield Forest, or the Royal Forest of Macclesfield held on the Kings behalf by the SHRIGLEYs.
In 1236 John de SHRIGLEY and Robert his brother, were given land at Berristol for services rendered to the Black Prince. They built the original black and white SHRIGLEY HALL. This house was situated just behind two yew trees which are the only visible landmarks of the original building.
After a domestic disagreement, Robert left his brother and built a home on SHRIGLEY Park. John de SHRIGLEY re-christened his home Berristol, which means an outlying farmstead. Features of the landscape have remained unchanged and the original hall was burnt down in the late 1770s.
Sir John BARLOW bought the estate and during the past 25 years Oliver HEATHCOTE has farmed there with his wife, Beulah, also from Bollington.
(excerpt from an English newspaper, The Advertiser, dated 24 Aug 1972)