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The ruins of a significant 16th-century building, Tankersley Old Hall, stand amidst picturesque rural scenery on Northern England's Trans Pennine Trail. Thought to be an Elizabethan chamber tower or hunting lodge, the Old Hall was built by the Savile family, had a moat around it, and stood in Tankersley Park.
As the author Daniel Defoe noted on a visit in 1727, “[Tankersley Old Hall] was anciently the dwelling of the great Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, beheaded in King Charles the First’s time, by a law, ex post facto, voted afterward not to be drawn into a precedent. The body lies interred in Wentworth Church.”
Tankersley Old Hall enjoyed a little spotlight in Ken Loach’s much-loved 1969 film Kes.
Know Before You Go
The ruins are on private land and can only be viewed from nearby paths. Park on the road near the church St. Peters Church, Tankersley - S74 0DU and take a ten-minute walk down the road. Walk through the bridge under the motorway until you come to the ruins as the road veers off the the left at the farm.
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May 6, 2025
