sentences:  It passed through several families (de Middleton, de Scrope, best and Herbert) before the manor house was left to ruin sometime in the early 18th century.The manor house is known as The Old Hall and is now a grade II listed building but has been listed as being in poor condition and under threat and is listed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register.One of the former occupants of The Old hall, Thomas Best, was a Member of Parliament for Ripon in the early 17th century.