Gawsworth Hall
Gawsworth Hall is a half-timbered
historic house and a former
stately home in
Gawsworth,
Cheshire in the north west of
England, near
Macclesfield. The original Norman hall was rebuilt in 1480 and belonged to the Fitton family, the Earls of Macclesfield. Early in the eighteenth century, the third Earl died without issue, and a fight broke out over who should succeed. This led to a famous duel in 1712 between Lord Mohun and the
Duke of Hamilton in which both were killed.
The house now belongs to Raymond Richards, a historian, and is open to the public. It is also used as an open air theatre.