Nappa Hall

The four-storey tower has a turret, lit by slit vents, for a spiral staircase that climbs to crenellated parapets.

[1] The place name Nappa, first mentioned in about 1251 as Nappay, is of uncertain origin, but possibly derives from the Old English hnæpp ġehæġ, meaning "enclosure in a bowl-shaped hollow".

He bequeathed his right to his nephew Richard Elcock,[3] on condition he should adopt the surname Weddell, with remainder to Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham.

[4] William Weddell (1736-1792) adapted Nappa Hall as a hunting lodge, and added a stable and coach house.

[4] The title "Lord of the Manor of Nappa in the County of Yorkshire" remains in the Metcalfe family.