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"It
was built in 1575 and the last building was completed in
1902. The building was gradually extended, each part was
built in a way that it blended with the previous part.
The land around the hall was farm land and there were horses
and cattle on the land. At one time only Lord Sefton and
his guests were allowed on the land.
The Seftons didn't have any jobs so they found other pastimes
such as hunting and shooting.
The Sefton family gambled away a lot of the money so they
had to sell the land to bring in money. The last lord of
the manor died in 1972 and left no heirs so now it is cared
for by the council."
By: Hannah, Nicola, Stephen and Michael.
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Croxteth
Hall and the Molyneux Family
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| Croxteth
Hall was the home of the Earls of Sefton whose family
name was Molyneux. |
| Croxteth
Park was the seat of the Earls of Sefton for over 400
years. |
| The
Molyneux were originally French (Norman). |
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Molyneux family were one of the oldest families in the
original county of Lancashire. |
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Moylnexu family crest is called the Cross-Moline badge.
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In
1066 everything started to change for the Saxons. Duke
William of Normandy sent William Molyneux to take charge
of the area called Sefton.
To make sure that people recognised him he had his own
special badge (or coat of arms) which was a shield will
a cross (cross-moline) in the centre.
By: Daniel |
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