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Sloley Hall is our family home and was built in
1815 and furnished over the next twenty years. Most of this has passed
down through the generations and is still in use today. The library
holds many old documents and bills relating to the early days of the
house.
Sloley Hall sits in an estate of approximately 700 acres. There
are about 3 acres of gardens surrounded by parkland studded with old
trees, some of which pre-date the building of the house. The estate
retains many of its original features, including thatched barns, cottages
and most of the original field boundaries dating back at least 300
years.
The Hall itself was inherited by the present owners, Simon and Barbara
Gorton in 1994. Since that time the house has been sympathetically
renovated to preserve its Georgian charm. Historic houses require
continued care and attention and work continues on the gardens, including
the Victorian Greenhouse and park railings that surround the garden.
The Hall and surrounding estate have been
recognised by the Government as of outstanding national importance
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