Upton Hall, Merseyside

[1][page needed] The Manor of Upton itself dates back to the Domesday Book in 1086, when it was recorded as being held by William Mallbank.

It descended through female heirs to Sir John Arderne and was given as a wedding present when his daughter married Baldwin Bold in 1310.

The currently standing Upton Hall, built by the Webster family in the 1800s, is a Grade II listed building.

John Egerton petitioned to be made bankrupt (and relieved of the burden of repaying his debts), but this was declined by the courts on appeal.

The Websters rented the hall to William Inman in 1854, while he built his own house nearby.

Nuns from the Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) bought Upton Hall from the Websters in December 1862 and turned it into a boarding school for girls.