Parwich Hall is a privately owned 18th century mansion house at Parwich

Parwich

Parwich is a village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales, located 7 miles to the north of Ashbourne. Its population is estimated at slightly over 500 inhabitants....

, near Ashbourne

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...

, Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Much of the district is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent....

. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The Manor of Parwich was owned by the Cockaynes of Ashbourne until they sold it in about 1603 to Thomas Levinge of Norfolk. His great grandson, Richard Levinge

Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and judge.Leving was a Member of Parliament of the English House of Commons for Chester from 1690 to 1695. In 1692 he also became a member of the Irish House of Commons for Blessington, a seat he held until 1695. During this time he served...

, was Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland and became the first of the Levinge Baronets

Levinge Baronets

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.

His son the second Baronet replaced the old manor house with the present brick and limestone mansion house in 1747.The entrance front has three storeys and five bays, symmetrical around the slightly advanced and pedimented central bay. A three bayed service wing was added to the west in 1905 and raised to three storeys in 1930.

The Levinge family seat was moved to Westmeath in Ireland and the house was let out and in 1814 was sold to William Evans

William Evans (politician)

William Evans was a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1818 and 1852....

 of Allestree Hall

Allestree Hall

Allestree Hall is a 19th century former country house situated in Allestree Park, Allestree, Derby. It is a Grade II* listed building but has been unoccupied for many years, and has been placed on the Buildings at Risk Register now the Heritage at Risk Register.The Mundy family owned the Manor of...

. During part of the time of Evans ownership the house was occupied by the vicar Rev Carr, a relative of Evans. After the death of Sir Thomas Evans

Sir Thomas William Evans, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas William Evans, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire....

 in 1892, another clerical descendant Rev Claud Lewis, had the use of the house.

The house was sold in 1915 and again in 1931 when it was acquired by the Inglefield ( later Crompton-Inglefield) family. John Frederick Crompton-Inglefield was High Sheriff of Derbyshire

High Sheriff of Derbyshire

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in 1938.

It later became the home of the Shields family.