Risby Hall was the home of the Ellerker family between the early 14th and the late 18th centuries. It was built in the 1680s and expanded until it was ravaged by fire in the 1770s. It was repaired but was destroyed by fire again in the 1780s. The hall's foundations are visible in the fields near Risby.
Parklands The former Risby Hall had extensive parklands which included ornamental lakes, parkland, woodland, and a brick folly which were extended in the late 18th century shortly before the hall's destruction. In 1550 a deer park was created through the enclosure of some of the estate, and it was subsequently expanded until the 17th century.
Henry VIII and his court were entertained at Risby by
Sir Ralph Ellerker at the former Ellerker manor house at nearby Cellar Heads, shortly before the deer park's development in 1540. ==References==