er ▁was ▁created ▁Earl ▁W and es ford ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁title ▁ended ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁male ▁issue . ▁ ▁The ▁Hall , ▁which ▁stands ▁in ▁Wh in w ath ▁Lane ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁was ▁built ▁ ▁for ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W and es ford , ▁with ▁alter ations ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁building . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁house , ▁now ▁converted ▁to ▁housing , ▁that ▁served ▁the ▁village ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁A ▁ne ol ith ic ▁bur ial ▁m ound ▁known ▁various ly ▁as ▁' St ap ler ' s ▁M ound ' ▁or ▁' St ap ley ▁M ound ' ▁lies ▁between ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁A 1 ( M ) ▁motor way . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁houses ▁are ▁still ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁known ▁g host ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁village , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁pub , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁and ▁one ▁around ▁St ap ley ▁Lane . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁▁ ▁Kirk ling ton ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁ancient ▁parish , ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁included ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Kirk ling ton ▁with ▁U ps land , ▁How gra ve , ▁S utton ▁How gra ve ▁and ▁East ▁Tan field