Elvington Hall

Elvington Hall is a Grade II* listed building on the B1228 in Elvington, a village in the City of York, approximately 7 miles (11 km) south-east of York, England. It contains elements from the Elizabethan period, with later additions made in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Members of the Sterne family owned the hall in the late 17th and early 18th century, when Laurence Sterne's grandmother inherited the property, and it served briefly as the author's childhood home. The house remained the manor house until 1881 and passed through several owners during the 20th century. It was included in the Elvington conservation area in 1990. No reliable published source has been identified that records the building's use after the late 20th century.

History

Elvington Hall contains fabric from the late 16th or early 17th century, and the north front is thought to be the oldest surviving part of the building. Further changes were made over the following centuries: a drawing room and staircase were added on the south‑west side in the late 18th century, possibly by designs associated with John Carr, and the south front was made symmetrical in the early 19th century with the addition of another room. The house was altered and extended again during the 20th century.

The hall was owned by members of the Sterne family in the late 17th and early 18th century, when Laurence Sterne's grandmother inherited the property.