 It is difficult to trace the early history of the hall, because all early documents relating to the hall were kept in a bank vault in Manchester, which was destroyed in 1940 during World War II bombing.The manor of Haslington was acquired by the Vernon family as a consequence of the 14th-century marriage of Sir Thomas Vernon to Joan Lostock, heiress of Haslington.The house was built by Admiral Sir Francis Vernon in 1545, and contains parts of the original medieval manor house, which are said to date back to 1480.