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06 Sept 2025

Historic County Derry property goes up for sale 

The property dates back to the 17th century 

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Staff Reporter

28 Jul 2023 4:33 PM

Period property, Walworth House, is currently up for sale for a cool £695,000. It is set on nearly nine acres of land and there is a significant development opportunity in converting the property into a wedding venue.
Situated on Walworth Road in Ballykelly, Walworth House is steeped in history and tradition. In 1613, the land now known as Ballykelly was granted to the fishmongers’ company by James I. 

Between 1617 and 1631, the company set about establishing the original castle at Walworth.

The estate was later leased from the Fishmongers’ company to the Hamilton's and Beresford's, with the company regaining possession in 1820. During this time, a new Walworth House was constructed by the Beresford's in 1730.
It appeared little work was done to maintain the property during this time which led to Barr Beresford flooding the London Committee of the Fishmongers’ company with letters of complaint due to the decaying nature of the property and eventually sent the company a part of the rotten roof.

Eventually in 1820, the Fishmongers’ company started to make improvements to the village of Ballykelly by demolishing cabins of the cottier population to make way for public buildings and houses of better descriptions.
The property was altered in 1800 and was further extended in 1900. The property has passed through many generations with the original house being occupied by James Sterling in 1823, Arthur Sampson in 1858, The Ingram family until 1931 and the current owners, the Brown family, occupying the house until the present day.
You can view the entire property via the link.

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