Context: Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales, bordering the English county of Cheshire to the east, Denbighshire to the west and Wrexham County Borough to the south. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire which had notably different borders. Flintshire is considered part of the Welsh Marches and formed part of the historic Earldom of Chester and Flint. The county is governed by Flintshire County Council., A courtyard house is a type of houseoften a large housewhere the main part of the building is disposed around a central courtyard. Many houses that have courtyards are not courtyard houses of the type covered by this article. For example, large houses often have small courtyards surrounded by service rooms or corridors, but the main rooms are not disposed around a courtyard. Blenheim Palace in England is an example of such a house., Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth , Cheshire , England . It is a timber - framed house in the Cheshire black - and - white style . The present house was built between 1480 and 1600 , replacing an earlier Norman house . It was probably built as a courtyard house enclosing a quadrangle , but much of it has been demolished , leaving the house with a U-shaped plan . The present hall was owned originally by the Fitton family , and later by the Gerards , and then the Stanhopes . Since the 1930s it has been in the possession of the Richards family . Raymond Richards collected a number of items from other historic buildings and incorporated them into the hall . Notable residents have included Mary Fitton , perhaps the `` Dark Lady '' of Shakespeare 's sonnets , and Samuel `` Maggoty '' Johnson , a playwright described as the last professional jester in England , whose grave is in the grounds . In 1712 a dispute about the ownership of the Gawsworth estate culminated in a duel , in which both the combatants were killed . The hall is surrounded by formal gardens and parkland , which once comprised an Elizabethan pleasure garden and , possibly , a tilting ground for jousting . The grounds are listed Grade II * , and contain four Grade II listed buildings , including the Gatehouse , gatepiers , and garden walls . The hall and grounds are open to the public at advertised times , and events are organised . During the summer months a series of concerts and other entertainment is arranged in an open - air theatre near the hall ., Cheshire (or ; archaically the County Palatine of Chester; abbreviated Ches.) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Wales to the west (bordering Wrexham and Flintshire). Cheshire's county town is Chester; the largest town is Warrington., A house is a building that functions as a home, ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, concrete or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household. , Subject: gawsworth old hall, Relation: material_used, Options: (A) flint (B) wood
Output: wood