# Wharton Hall

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|architecture = medieval ([limestone](/source/limestone))
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'''Wharton Hall''' in [Wharton, Cumbria](/source/Wharton%2C_Cumbria), England, is a medieval fortified [manor house](/source/manor_house).

==History==
{{stack|thumb|Plan of Wharton Hall}}
At the heart of Wharton Hall is a 15th-century hall, built from local [limestone](/source/limestone) by the local Wharton, possibly Richard Wharton,<ref>Emery, pp.255-256.</ref> after abandoning [Lammerside Castle](/source/Lammerside_Castle).

During the [Pilgrimage of Grace](/source/Pilgrimage_of_Grace) in 1536, the manor was besieged by the forces of [Robert Aske](/source/Robert_Aske_(political_leader)), and after 1544, [Lord Wharton](/source/Thomas_Wharton%2C_1st_Baron_Wharton) extended and fortified the manor, building a gatehouse, great hall, kitchen, and surrounding walls in a medieval style.<ref>Emery, p.256.</ref> The result was a grand property, with the great hall being 68 feet long.<ref>Taylor, p.169.</ref>

[Francis Knollys](/source/Francis_Knollys_(the_elder)) escorted [Mary, Queen of Scots](/source/Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots) from [Lowther Castle](/source/Lowther_Castle) to Wharton on 14 July 1568, and the next day she went to [Bolton Castle](/source/Bolton_Castle).<ref>Joseph Bain, ''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 456-7.</ref> Her son, [King James I](/source/James_VI_and_I) stayed at Wharton on 8 August 1617, returning from his visit to Scotland.<ref>''HMC Downshire'', vol. 6 (London, 1995), p. 141 no. 308.</ref>

The Wharton family preferred to use [Healaugh Priory](/source/Healaugh_Park_Priory) near [Tadcaster](/source/Tadcaster) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire) as their main residence after the 16th century, and the property fell into ruin. In 1785, [Lord Lonsdale](/source/James_Lowther%2C_1st_Earl_of_Lonsdale) restored the building, adding more [battlements](/source/battlements).<ref>Emery, p.256.</ref> It was restored again in the 20th century to its current condition.<ref>Emery, p.256.</ref>

This site is a [scheduled monument](/source/scheduled_monument) and [Grade I listed building](/source/Grade_I_listed_building). <ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1137207 |desc=Wharton Hall |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[Castles in Great Britain and Ireland](/source/Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
*[List of castles in England](/source/List_of_castles_in_England)
*[Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria](/source/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Cumbria)
*[Listed buildings in Wharton, Cumbria](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Wharton%2C_Cumbria)

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*Emery, Anthony. (1996) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=FJNmewAACAAJ Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Northern England.]'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-49723-7}}.
*[Taylor, M. W.](/source/Michael_Waistell_Taylor) (1892) ''Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland.'' Kendal: T. Wilson. OCLC 22355479.

Category:Houses completed in the 15th century
Category:Country houses in Cumbria
Category:History of Cumbria
Category:Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
Category:Westmorland and Furness

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