# Freeford Hall

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{{Short description|Country house in Staffordshire, England}}
thumb|right|260px|Freeford Hall c.1797

'''Freeford Manor''' (previously known as '''Freeford Hall''') is a privately owned 18th-century country house at Freeford, near [Lichfield](/source/Lichfield), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire). It is the home of the Dyott family and is  a [Grade II listed building](/source/Grade_II_listed_building).

The Dyotts of Lichfield acquired interests in the manor of Freeford over many years from about 1606. When [Richard Dyott](/source/Richard_Dyott_(died_1719)), [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Lichfield](/source/Lichfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 1690-1715 died in 1719, his son, also Richard decided to move from the city to live at Freeford.  

In about 1730 he built a new small three bayed red brick house which was extended and improved throughout the 18th century. His son, another Richard was Recorder of Lichfield and in 1798 [High Sheriff of Staffordshire](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Staffordshire). His nephew yet another [Richard Dyott](/source/Richard_Dyott_(died_1891)) of Freeford, MP for [Lichfield](/source/Lichfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 1865-74, carried out substantial improvements to the house under the direction of [Joseph Potter](/source/Joseph_Potter_(architect)), the elder, architect of Lichfield in the mid 19th century and alterations later continued to create the existing mansion.

In 1891 a cousin Richard Burnaby, who changed his surname to  Dyott, inherited the estate.

The Dyott family have a chapel dedicated to them in the north end of [St Mary's Church, Lichfield](/source/St_Mary's_Church%2C_Lichfield).

==References==
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42361   History of Freeford from British History Online]
* [https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1188305&resourceID=5  Heritage Gateway; description of listed building]
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Category:Grade II listed buildings in Staffordshire
Category:Buildings and structures in Lichfield

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