Flixton House
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| Flixton House | |
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 Flixton House in Summer 2003 | |
 Interactive map of the Flixton House area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Grade II Listed Building |
| Location | Flixton, Trafford, Flixton Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 5GJ |
| Coordinates | 53°26′44″N 2°23′0″W / 53.44556°N 2.38333°W |
| Landlord | Trafford Council |
| Website | |
| http://www.flixtonhouse.co.uk/Home.aspx | |
Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners in Flixton. It is a Queen Anne revival style country house, in Flemish bond brick, with neo-classical portico and fanlight. It is Grade II listed.[1]
Flixton House would probably have been quite unremarkable in a national context had Ralph Wright in 1826 not closed several footpaths across his estate, footpaths that the public had until then been allowed access to.
In response to the closure of those footpaths the people of Flixton initiated and funded a court case against Ralph Wright, one of the first footpath battles in England.[2]
The people of Flixton won their case, and their success led to the creation of the Manchester Association for the Preservation of Ancient Footpaths in 1826.
