| Samlesbury Hall | |
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  Location within the Borough of South Ribble | |
| General information | |
| Location | Samlesbury, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°46′10″N 2°34′22″W / 53.7695°N 2.5727°W |
| Completed | 1325 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gilbert de Southworth |
| Website | |
| www | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 25 July 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1361389 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Lodge to Samlesbury Hall |
| Designated | 27 February 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1074096 |
Samlesbury Hall is a historic house in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, six miles (10 km) east of Preston. It was built in 1325 by Gilbert de Southworth (b. 1270), and was the primary home of the Southworth family until the early 17th century.
Samlesbury Hall may have been built to replace an earlier building destroyed during a raid by the Scots, during The Great Raid of 1322.[1] The hall has been many things in its past including a public house and a girls' boarding school, but since 1925, when it was saved from being demolished for its timber, it has been administered by a registered charitable trust, the Samlesbury Hall Trust. This Grade I listed medieval manor house attracts more than 50,000 visitors each year.[2]
Samlesbury Hall is open to the public daily except on Saturdays.
- ^ Lofthouse 1979, pp. 130–131
- ^ Historic England. "Samlesbury Hall (1361389)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2008.