Bavington Hall

Bavington Hall is a 17th century privately owned country house at Little Bavington, Tynedale, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=239540&mode=quick English Heritage; Images of England] ]

A tower house (Little Bavington Tower) was recorded on the site in 1415 [ [http://www.ecastles.co.uk/philipdavis/Englash%20sites/2386.html Gatehouse Gazetteer] ] , but this was replaced in the late 17th century by the Shafto family

The Shaftos acquired the estate when William Shafto married the Bavington heiress in the 15th century "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" (1839) p1358 Google Books] . In 1716 William Shafto and his son John were attainted for their part in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 and the estate was forfeited and sold by the Crown to Admiral George Delaval. On his death Delaval restored the property to the Shafto family by bequeathing the estate to his brother in law George Delaval Shafto ( High Sheriff of Northumberland 1739 and Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1757-74)

Significant alterations and improvements to the three storeyed, seven bayed house were carried out in 1720, 1851 and 1930

The present owners offer holiday accommodation in cottages in the grounds [ [http://www.bavingtonhall.co.uk Owners website] ] . The grounds contain a grotto, statues and other features which are Grade II listed [ [http://www.durham-pa.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N9264 Keys to the Past] ]

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