The present hall was built by Sir Thomas Cockayne in 1509 on the site of an older hall near Polesworth in Warwickshire. Over the years there have been a number of changes to layout and structure. Sir Aston Cockayne ran up considerable gambling debts and the family was forced to sell the house.
The Coventry Canal was opened in 1789 and runs alongside the estate. In 1847, a mine was sunk in the estate, with coal being extracted from 1850. A wharf was built canalside in 1897 to service the trade. Pooley merged with Tamworth and Amington Collieries to create the North Warwick Colliery. This closed in 1965, and parts of the house, outbuildings and colliery had to be demolished as a result of mining subsidance.
A large portion of the Estate and colliery has been used to create Pooley Country Park. What remains is a Grade II* listed building, and is still used as a private dwelling.
