Little is known about Flixton House before the 19th century, other than that it was built as a farmhouse in the late 18th century and that Ralph Wright, or his father William, either bought the house for the family, or as seems likely, given that they were a farming family, built the original building themselves. Certainly by 1801, Ralph was living in the house and in 1806 it was extended; it was in this year that the house was first referred to as Flixton House. In 1826, the stopping by Squire Wright of the Bottoms Footpath, which crossed his land, resulted in the first ever Association for the Preservation of Footpaths being formed. The Association took Squire Wright to court and won.
