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Stank Hall is a quasi-manorial site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of settlement intermediate between a peasant farmstead and a full manor house. The site dates to the medieval period and exhibits archaeological features characteristic of modest gentry or yeoman occupation, though it never achieved the formal status of a true manor. Physical remains at the location reflect domestic and agricultural activity typical of rural medieval settlement hierarchies. The site's significance lies in its demonstration of the varied social and economic structures that existed within the Yorkshire countryside during the medieval era.
Stank Hall quasi-manorial site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002985. View the official record →
Stank Hall is a quasi-manorial site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of settlement intermediate between a peasant farmstead and a full manor house. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002985.
Stank Hall quasi-manorial site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002985.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleton Park shaft mounds (1.8 km), Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens (5 km), Rothwell Castle (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stank Hall quasi-manorial site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stank Hall quasi-manorial site stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.