Listed buildings in Hampton, Cheshire

Hampton is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains four buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. One of these is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the other three at the lowest grade, Grade II. The parish is entirely rural, and all the listed buildings are domestic, or related to farming.

Key

Grade	Criteria[1]
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Hampton Old Hall 53°02′14″N 2°44′05″W / 53.0373°N 2.7346°W	—	1591	The country house has been subsequently altered and extended. The main block is timber-framed on a stone plinth, with wings in stone and diapered brick. The roofs are partly slated and partly tiled. The building is in two storeys with cellars, and the front of the main block is in three bays, each with a gable surmounted by a finial. On the right side is a timber-framed porch. The windows are mullioned and transomed, containing casements.[2][3]	II*
Ashton Cross Farmhouse 53°02′32″N 2°44′42″W / 53.0422°N 2.7451°W	—	Early 17th century	Alterations were made later to the farmhouse, particularly in the 19th century. It is timber-framed, partly on a stone plinth; it is partly brick nogged, and partly limewashed. On the left side and rear are brick wings. The roofs are tiled. The farmhouse has two storeys, and is in three bays. In the central bay is a dormer, and to the right of it is a timber-framed porch. The windows are casements.[4]	II
Barn, Hampton Old Hall 53°02′15″N 2°44′07″W / 53.0375°N 2.7353°W	—	17th century	The barn is timber-framed with brick nogging, and is roofed with corrugated iron. It consists of a shippon with a hayloft above. On the gables are stone parapets and a weathercock.[5]	II
Hampton Post 53°02′32″N 2°44′11″W / 53.0423°N 2.7363°W	—	c. 1665 or earlier	The house has been much altered. It is in sandstone and brick, the upper floors being partly pebbledashed. The roofs are slated. It has two storeys, partly with a cellar, and is in three bays with a  1 ^1⁄2 storey bay on the left. The windows are casements. Inside the house is an inglenook.[6]	II

References

Citations

1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
2. de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 237
3. Historic England, "Hampton Old Hall (1129932)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013
4. Historic England, "Ashton Cross Farmhouse, Hampton (1105662)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013
5. Historic England, "Barn to north west of Hampton Old Hall (1105659)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013
6. Historic England, "Hampton Post (1330619)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013

Sources

• de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4