Established during the medieval period, Nether Hall contained two manor houses built in the mid-15th century and occupied by the Colte family.

Although the central part of the manor, including one of the houses, was demolished in the 1770s, it is a scheduled monument and the ruined gatehouse is a Grade I listed building with Historic England.

[3] The earliest record of tenancy in Nether Hall dates to the 14th century, when John Organ, a mercer from London, bought its lease.

[4]: 212  A soldier during the War of the Roses, Thomas Colte, saved the life of King Edward IV in battle and was subsequently knighted and gifted property in Essex, including Nether Hall.

The Colte family began letting the manor out to tenants, including to Edward Baeshe, a naval administrator for Queen Elizabeth I.

[4]: 212  He was wounded while fighting for Charles II in the Battle of Worcester, fled the country for France, and died in Flanders in 1658, ending the Colte line of succession.

[8] The manor site was later designated a scheduled monument,[9] and on 3 July 1984, Historic England named the gatehouse as a Grade I listed building.