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Orford House

Coordinates: 51°55′19″N 0°12′18″E / 51.922°N 0.205°E / 51.922; 0.205
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Orford House, 2009

Orford House is a country house in the small medieval hamlet of Ugley, Essex, England.

History

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The house was built for Edward Russell, who went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty, in around 1700.[1] It was enlarged by Isaac Whittington MP in around 1750[2] and then passed to Colonel Chamberlayne by the late 1840s.[3] It remained in the ownership of the Chamberlayne family and then in the early 20th century it came into the ownership of the Tennant family.[4] It was for a time the marital home of Ernest and Eleonora Tennant.[5] After the Second World War it was owned by a Mr and Mrs Butterworth[6] until it was bought by the Home Farm Trust in 1983.[7] Since then it has been a care home for people with learning disabilities.[8]

The house is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Orford House, Ugley, Essex". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Whittington, Isaac". History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "History of Ugley". White's Directory of Essex. 1848. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "A compelling history". Essex Life. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.p. 1502
  6. ^ "Portrait of the village of Ugley". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Orford House" (PDF). Humberts Leisure. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Orford House". Best Care Homes. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

51°55′19″N 0°12′18″E / 51.922°N 0.205°E / 51.922; 0.205