Originally known as Beilby Grange or Micklethwaite Grange, the house was built in the 17th century by the Beilby family.

In Georgian times a tower and dome were added to the house.

The house was purchased in 1831 by Colonel Robert Gunter upon returning from the Crimean War.

Gunter is listed on the 1871 census as living there with his wife and four daughters as well as 22 servants.

[1] At the heart of a time when a culmination events saw many country houses demolished due to their high up keep costs, Wetherby Grange was too.