Hopwood Manor House

Hopwood Manor House Home of the Hopwood family for over 700 years, Hopwood Hall stands among beautiful gardens and ancient woodland.

A place of gatherings, heritage, and the quiet rhythm of English country life. Jump back in time as we re-create life at Hopwood Manor House. he name ˜Hopwode” dates from when a Middleton Knight was granted land where ancient ˜Hopwood Hall” now stands at Middleton near Manchester in Lancashire. The knights Hopwode de Hopwode ruled their estates of Hopwood, Birch, Stanleycliffe and Thornham for man

y centuries. The village Hopwood is located near Hopwood Hall. For a period of at least five hundred years, the Hopwoods were interred in the churchyard of the parish church of the de Middletons and de Hopwodes at Middleton. The family is documented since before 1380, when Alain de Hopwood was mentioned. Edmund Hopwood was a magistrate and sheriff during the Commonwealth, and a member of the Bury Presbyterian congregation. Hopwood Hall is a Grade II*-listed two-storey brick-and-stone manor house, built in a quadrangle around a timber-framed hall that has been dated back to 1426. Some of the current building dates back to the early 17th century with some late-16th-century elements. The 1830s ice house in the grounds is also listed. The famed poet arrived at Hopwood Hall at the end of September 1811, and stayed until October 9th. He had come up to try and conclude the settlement of the Byron family estate in Rochdale. When the twenty-year-old poet arrived at Hopwood, the delighted Hopwood ladies greeted him. While waiting for the law case over the disposition of the estate, he spent his days writing part of the finished draft of 'Chide Harold's Pilgrimage', the poem which was to give him his first great success.

04/03/2026
04/03/2026

Lady Susan Hopwood became known as one of Britain’s earliest environmental campaigners.

At a time when factories filled the air with smoke and soot, she publicly campaigned against pollution from mills and industry.

20/11/2020

We're going to be uploading some black and white photos tomorrow that have been colorized!.

15/08/2017

◄ Back to previous page Hopwood Hall Estate Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire, M24 6XH For the first time in over 30 years the significant Hopwood Hall will have a few areas open for public viewing. The building is currently derelict and a new effort is being launched to save and preserve the estat...

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