Yafforth Old Hall is a historic building in Yafforth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The country house was built in or before 1614, that date now being on the building. The southern part of the house, at least one bay but possibly more, was later demolished, and the external plaster was allowed to fall away. There may originally have been a third storey.[1][2] The building was grade II listed in 1953.[3] That year it was purchased by Robert and Sarah Britton, the first owners to live in the building since its early years. A letter found in the attic in the 1880s suggested that Oliver Cromwell may have stayed in the house. A local legend claims that there are tunnels under the house which may lead to Howe Hill, or to All Saints' Church, Yafforth.[1]
The house is built of red brick with black diapering, and has a pantile roof with oversailing eaves. There are two storeys and two bays. Each bay has a gable, between the gables is a smaller gable, and all have bargeboards and finials. On the front are large mullioned and transomed windows, one window has been infilled with a sash window, and the entrance is on the right return.[3][4]
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- 1 2 Lloyd, Chris (11 December 2022). "Secrets of the Old Hall: Yafforth landmark's past revealed in new book". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 Historic England. "The Old Hall, Yafforth (1315099)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.