▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁N unning ton . ▁ ▁A ▁stone ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁river ▁separ ates ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁from ▁the ▁village . ▁A bove , ▁a ▁r idge ▁known ▁as ▁Ca ulk ley ' s ▁Bank ▁lies ▁between ▁N unning ton ▁and ▁the ▁V ale ▁of ▁York ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁V ale ▁of ▁Pick ering ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁York ▁Mo ors ▁lie ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east . ▁N unning ton ▁Hall ▁is ▁owned , ▁conser ved ▁and ▁managed ▁as ▁a ▁visitor ▁att raction ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Trust . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁N unning ton ▁Hall ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁had ▁many ▁different ▁own ers . ▁They ▁include ▁William ▁Par r , ▁Dr ▁Robert ▁Hu ic ke , ▁Richard ▁Graham , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Pr eston , ▁the ▁R ut son ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁F ife ▁family . ▁The ▁present ▁building ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁sevent e enth - ▁and ▁eigh teenth - century ▁work . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁seen ▁today ▁was ▁created ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 0 s , ▁when ▁Richard ▁Graham , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Pr eston , ▁was ▁its ▁owner . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁the ▁land ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁wealth y ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁York . ▁N unning ton ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁n unn ery , ▁likely ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁location ▁of ▁N unning ton ▁Hall , ▁which