not to be confused with Chirton Hall, Northumberland
Churton Hall is a country house in the parish of Churton, Cheshire, England. The date of building is uncertain. There is a loose board carrying the date 1569 that, according to the authors of the Buildings of England series, may or may not date the house.[2]Dendrochronological analysis suggests that the timbers within the cruck structure of the house were felled in or around 1461, suggesting a 15th-century construction,[3] and the 1569 date is thought to refer to the hall's gifting as a wedding present to William Barnston and his wife Elizabeth.[4]
It is a half-timbered house built for the Barnston family, and was "heavily restored" in 1978–80.[5] Much of the timber framing has been replaced by brick at the rear of the house. The house is roofed in slate. It has two storeys, and its plan is E-shaped.[1] At each end of the building are gables with different designs.[5] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
The buildings were leased for three generations to a dairy-farming family following the Second World War, but the lease reverted to the Barnston Estate in February 2023. The estate has restored the original house and a 19th-century extension with the intention of leasing them as two homes.[4]
