Adlington Hall

Adlington, near Macclesfield

Cheshire

England

Historic County: Lancashire

Circa Date: 1480-1505 w/16th, 17th, 18th & 20th century alterations and additions

Status: Partially Extant

Sections of house demolished circa 1928

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Thomas Legh I

House & Family History: In late 2022 the house, together with 1,921 acres, was listed for sale for £30 million; Adlington sold in the fall of 2023.

Collections: Contents were auctioned by Dreweatts January 22, 2025.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 105, 1854.
House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Grade II*
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984 - TV series, as Carruthers's country house in the episode "The Solitary Cyclist"). "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984 - TV series, as the Roylott country house in the episode "The Speckled Band"). "Sherlock Holmes and the Four Oaks Mystery" (1992 - a mini episode, part of four episodes of a variety of British mystery programs that were produced to raise money for a charity for ill and disadvantaged children).
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Earl Edwin, 11th century. Hugh de Corona, 13th century. Robert de Legh, 14th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Thomas Legh I, 16th century; Thomas Legh IV, 17th century; Charles Legh, 18th century; Camilla Legh, until 2023; Legh family here from the 14th century until the early 21st century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

House, Family & Collections History