▁Pr eston . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 5 ▁by ▁Gilbert ▁de ▁South worth ▁( b . ▁ 1 2 7 0 ), ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁South worth ▁family ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Sam les bury ▁Hall ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁to ▁replace ▁an ▁earlier ▁building ▁destroyed ▁during ▁a ▁ra id ▁by ▁the ▁Sc ots , ▁during ▁The ▁Great ▁Ra id ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 2 . ▁The ▁hall ▁has ▁been ▁many ▁things ▁in ▁its ▁past ▁including ▁a ▁public ▁house ▁and ▁a ▁girls ' ▁board ing ▁school , ▁but ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁saved ▁from ▁being ▁demol ished ▁for ▁its ▁tim ber , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁registered ▁char itable ▁trust , ▁the ▁Sam les bury ▁Hall ▁Trust . ▁This ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁medieval ▁man or ▁house ▁attract s ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0   vis itors ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Sam les bury ▁Hall ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁daily ▁except ▁on ▁S atur days . ▁ ▁History ▁Before ▁being ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁South worth s , ▁Sam les bury ▁man or ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁d ' E wy as ▁family . ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁de ▁South worth ▁of ▁W arr ington ▁acquired ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁by ▁marriage ▁to ▁Alice ▁d ' E wy as ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁building ▁the ▁Great ▁Hall ▁around ▁ 1 3 2 5 . ▁His