Newby Hall

Newby Hall
"The finest house I saw in Yorkshire"[1]
TypeHouse
LocationSkelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°06′06″N 1°28′10″W / 54.1017°N 1.4695°W / 54.1017; -1.4695
Built1695–1705, with later additions
ArchitectSir Christopher Wren (attributed), John Carr and Robert Adam
OwnerRichard Compton
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameNewby Hall
Designated23 April 1952
Reference no.1150307
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameStables 150M north of Newby Hall
Designated23 April 1952
Reference no.1150308
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameInner and outer pairs of gate piers, with gates, 50M east of Newby Hall
Designated29 October 1987
Reference no.1289313
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameEquestrian statue 150M east of Newby Hall
Designated6 March 1967
Reference no.1289184
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameSkelton Lodges to Newby Hall
Designated6 March 1967
Reference no.1289365
Newby Hall is located in North Yorkshire
Newby Hall
Location of Newby Hall in North Yorkshire

Newby Hall is a country house beside the River Ure in the parish of Skelton-on-Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Ripon and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Topcliffe Castle, by which the manor of Newby was originally held. A Grade I listed building,[2] the hall contains a collection of furniture and paintings and is surrounded by extensive gardens. Newby Hall is open to the public.

  1. ^ Leach & Pevsner 2009, p. 600.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Newby Hall (Grade I) (1150307)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2022.