 Prior to this the settlement was inhabited from Viking times along with other sites in the area following the Viking explusion from Dublin in the 10th century.It has a key strategic loci at the center of the wirral peninsula but to date, has not benefitted from a detailed archaeological survey that the history of the site warrented.William Stanley built the hall in the late 14th century, and until about 1480 it was the principal residence of the family.