[2] The first records of the de Stavelegh family as Lords of the Manor of Staley date from the early 13th century.

The hall is referred to in the diaries of Sir Ralph Staley (Stavelegh) in the early 15th century.

The inside of the building has been altered as parts of it were let as cottage tenements and the plaster has fallen off showing the original lattices of wicker work and clay daub.

Margaret, the eldest of their two daughters married Sir William Booth of Dunham Massey.

In 2004 the Metropolitan Borough Council announced that they had granted permission to a developer to build 16 homes next to Stayley Hall.