Moulton Hall is a 17th-century manor house

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

 in Moulton

Moulton, North Yorkshire

Moulton is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of Scorton and Middleton Tyas.-Amenities:...

 near Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...

 in the UK. It was rebuilt in approximately 1650 on an ancient site. The house is surrounded by approximately 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) of grounds according to the National Trust Guide 1973.

National Trust

The National Trust acquired the house in 1966 and promotes its "[f]ine carved staircase" as its main feature. It is open to the public on a limited basis by arrangement with the tenant.

Tenants

The current tenants of Moulton Hall are John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles

John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles

John Dawson Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles CBE is a British peer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999....

 and his wife, the Baroness Eccles of Moulton.

External links

• Moulton Hall information at the National Trust