Admiral Ralph Delaval sold the property in 1673 to Edward Collingwood of Byker.

In 1794 a later Edward Collingwood (1734–1806), a barrister and coal mine owner of Chirton, Northumberland commissioned architect William Newton to build a new mansion house on the site.

[1] When he died without children he bequeathed the estate to a nephew, Edward Spencer-Stanhope, on condition that he change his name to Collingwood.

The stable block is separately scheduled as a Grade II listed building The Hall was bought by its present owners as a restoration project in 1968.

[1] As from January 2016, business owners Michael and Gill Brown, who founded Dissington Hall conference and wedding business back in 1992, have decided to withdraw from the wedding market.