The main building is 19th century but there are extensive remains of the 16th century manor house. The site was moated but this is dry and largely infilled now. The first documentation of New Hall places it as the property of Hugh de Darfield who was alive in the 12th century. The layout of this earlier house is uncertain. There was a deer park in the area in the medieval period. There is documentary evidence of New Hall park, by then devoid of deer, from 1570. The exact location of this is uncertain. For a detailed history see Birch & Ryder 1982.