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Swarthmoor Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (267 words) |
 | Swarthmoor Hall is a mansion in Swarthmoor, Furness, in the north west of the United Kingdom. |
| It was the home of Margaret Fell and George Fox, important players in the founding of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in the 17th Century. |
| Swarthmoor Hall was built by a lawyer named George Fell about 1568. |
| Swarthmoor Hall (319 words) |
| Swarthmoor Hall, near Ulverston is an Elizabethan house, and is of great importance to the Society of Friends, the Quakers, for it was here that their founder, George Fox, dictated his 'Journal'. |
| Swarthmoor Hall was the home of Judge Thomas Fell and his wife Margaret. |
| Swarthmoor Hall is now owned by the Society of Friends, and is open to the public during the period mid March to Mid October, on thursdays, fridays and sundays, for a tour at 2.30pm. |
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