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Scargill House is a Christian Conference Centre run by the Scargill Movement and located in Wharfedale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Scargill House lies ¾ mile (1.2 km) from the village of Kettlewell and four miles (6.4 km) from Grassington. The nearest market town, Skipton is 14 miles (22.4 km) away. The house dates from the eighteenth century and is constructed of stone, rendered and colour washed, under a stone flag roof. The Grade II *-listed chapel was built in 1960. ==History== The recent history of Scargill House can be summarised as follows: Clement Holdsworth bought Scargill House from John Overend Wood in 1900 as a residence from which he shot grouse on Conistone moor and fished for trout on the River Wharfe. It remained in the Holdsworth family for almost 57 years until William Holdsworth sold the house and estate at auction to the Church of England in November 1957. The estate was described in the auction catalogue as an ''exceptional residential, agricultural and sporting property'' extending to , which included: *two stock farms each of about 500 acres (2 km²) *about 70 acres (30 hectares) park and afforestation land *properties in nearby Kettlewell *over a mile of trout fishing in the River Wharfe *shooting rights over 3000 acres (12 km²) of Conistone Moor *the right to Pew Sittings in the Parish Church of Kettlewell and share in the Lordship They claimed that ''the invigorating air and the completely unspoilt grandeur of the surroundings make the Property a most attractive and healthy resort''; and that the grounds of the house included a tree-lined drive, stone-pillared and wrought iron entrance, lawns and an ornamental water garden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scargill House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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