Oakwell Hall

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Oakwell Hall
General information
Type	Manor house
Architectural style	Elizabethan
Location	Nutter Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates	53°44′22″N 1°40′15″W / 53.73944°N 1.67083°W / 53.73944; -1.67083 (grid reference SE2127)
Owner	Kirklees Council
Grounds	110 acres (0.45 km2)
Design and construction
Main contractor	John Batte
Designations	Grade I listed
Website
Oakwell Hall

Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England. The Grade I listed hall^[1] is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres (0.45 km²) of country park.

The house was built for John Batte. A recarved stone dated 1583 probably indicates the date of construction. The estate had been purchased by Batte's Halifax-born father, a receiver of rents to the Savile family, who resided at Howley Hall in Batley.

Oakwell Hall was immortalised in literature as "Fieldhead" by Charlotte Brontë, in her novel Shirley.^[1]

It is used in many TV productions, most recently the ITV drama Victoria (UK TV series)