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Flixton House

Country houses in Greater ManchesterGrade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of TraffordLegal history of England
Flixton house late afternoon
Flixton house late afternoon

Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners in Flixton. 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.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.

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Flixton House
Flixton Road, Trafford Woodsend

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Flixton Gardens

Flixton Road
M41 5GJ Trafford, Woodsend
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