Staveley Hall
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Staveley Hall and Church lie at the heart of Staveley's rich history and the SHS has been accumulating information about Staveley Hall from archive research and archaeological excavation since 2005. A brief history and archive images are currently being compiled by the Staveley History Society.
In the interim, an excerpt from The Gentleman's Magazine, 1820 for your entertainment:
Staveley Hall was built by Sir Peter Freschville, who died, according to his monument, in 1634. His son, John Freschville, during the troubles of Charles I. garrisoned his house at Staveley for the king. John Vickars, in his "Parliamentary Chronicle," page 437, says : "Immediately after this (the surrender of Bolsover Castle), they all marched to Staveley House, which was strongly fortified; but upon our armies' advance to it, it was soon surrendered, upon articles of agreement; and in it we had twelve pieces of ordnance, two hundred and thirty muskets, and a hundred and fifty pikes: and Mr. John Fretchwell (who had long held the house fortified with strong works for the service of the King), being then convinced, of the goodness of our cause, did very freely and voluntarily render to the Major-general all the arms aforesaid, with much other ammunition. Thus the historian. John Freschville, Esq., however, who was also a Governor of York during the civil wars, for his attachment to Charles I. was advanced by Charles II. to the dignity of a baron of the realm, by the title of Lord Freschville, of Staveley. He dying in 1682, the manor of Staveley passed (by marriage, I believe) into the Cavendish family, who, having other seats, resolved, about seventy years ago, to pull down the hall ; but its total dilapidation was prevented, and the present mansion a wing of a large quadrangle, suffered to remain, at the instance of the Rev. James Gisborne, then Rector of Staveley, who thus unconsciously preserved a residence for two of his daughters who were afterwards married, one to Mr. Foxlow, the other to the Rev. F. Dixon, LL.D., all deceased. It is at present the residence of the Rev. F. Foxlow, son of the preceding.
...continued in the Staveley Church section.
