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Hawkley Hall

Hawkley Hall was an Elixabethan mansion house in Pemberton, about 1.5 miles from Wigan and to the east of Goose Green. The Hawkley's, the original owners of the hall, came to England at the time of William the Conqueror. It passed to the Molyneux family in 1374, who considerably rebuilt it during the 17th century. It once held Oliver Cromwell and his officers during the civil war. The hall was demolished in 1970 and a housing estate occupies the site today known as the "Hawkley Hall Estate".

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Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD5704
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Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN3
Dialling code01942
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Hawkley Hall was an Elixabethan mansion house in Pemberton, about 1.5 miles from Wigan and to the east of Goose Green. The Hawkley's, the original owners of the hall, came to England at the time of William the Conqueror. It passed to the Molyneux family in 1374, who considerably rebuilt it during the 17th century. It once held Oliver Cromwell and his officers during the civil war.1 The hall was demolished in 19702 and a housing estate occupies the site today known as the "Hawkley Hall Estate".34

Education

Hawkley Hall estate has one school, Hawkley Hall High School. It is a fairly large school that was graded "Outstanding" overall in 2009.

References

References

  1. Dr Mark Champion; Patricia Rigg. "History of the Wigan Flashes". Wigan Building Preservation Trust. Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
  2. Historic England. "Hawkley Hall (42043)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Wigan on the Internet :: wiganworld is Wigan's busiest community website". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  4. "❤ wiganworld - Wigan Album, Hawkley Hall".