Gawsworth Hall is a half-timbered historic house and a former stately home in Gawsworth, Cheshire, in the north west of England near Macclesfield. The original Norman hall was rebuilt in 1480 and belonged to the Fitton family, the Earls of Macclesfield. Early in the eighteenth century, the third Earl died without issue, and a fight broke out over who should succeed. This led to a famous duel in 1712 between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton in which both were killed. A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... Gawsworth is a village in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England. ... This article is about the English county. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Location within the British Isles. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ...

The house now belongs to Raymond Richards, a historian, and is open to the public. It is also used as an open air theatre.