Apley Hall

Apley Hall is an English Gothic Revival house located in the parish of Stockton near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Monday next after the Feast of S. Ambrose, Bishop [4 April] Whitmore (William), haberdasher.—To George, William, and Thomas his sons he leaves the manor or lordship of Stockton, co. Salop, and his lands, tenements, &c., at Stockton, Apley, Hickford, Astley, and Norton, co. Salop, by equal thirds, in several tail, with cross remainders; remainder to Elizabeth, Anne, Margaret, Mary, "Francis," and Jane his daughters.

Due to the vastness of the house and its substantial upkeep it was difficult to find a family willing to occupy Apley Hall and so alternative uses were sought.

In 1962 the house became a state secondary modern boarding school run by Shropshire County Council and remained so until its closure in 1987.

Apley Hall remained empty and suffered a great deal of deterioration and vandalism during the following 10 years and was listed on English Heritages Buildings at Risk.

[6] In 2003, Dr Daryl Lloyd and Dr Ian Greatbatch (two researchers in the Department of Geography and Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London) made use of a Geographic Information System to analyse a set of geographical criteria, such as a viewshed analysis of The Wrekin and drive time from Shrewsbury.

In 2004 the hall was put up for sale and made into divided apartments, the most expensive of which was sold for £1.5 million, whilst the rest of the 8,500 acre estate is still owned by the Baron Hamilton of Dalzell family.