8/1/2023 0 Comments Clear view estatesThe oaks are still covered, the beeches in their best dress, the elms yet pretty green, and the beautiful ashes only beginning to turn off. I came from Berghclere this morning, and through the park of Lord Caernarvon, at Highclere. William Cobbett (1763–1835) in his journal of 2 November 1821, while at Hurstbourne Tarrant wrote: And of his six sons, the eldest, Edward Pococke (1648–1727) was chaplain to the Earl of Pembroke, and rector of Minall or Mildenhall, Wiltshire (1692), and canon of Salisbury (1675). Edward Pococke (1604–1691), another orientalist, was sometime vicar of Chieveley and then rector of Childrey (both nearby in Berkshire), and was an even earlier importer of the cedar. Ĭoincidentally, the apparently unrelated (and earlier) Rev. Some of these seeds germinated and grew at Highclere and Wilton House, but probably also at nearby Sandleford and his family's own Newtown House, Hampshire. Richard Pococke (1704–1765), who, having been educated by his grandfather Milles at his school at Highclere rectory, went on to become domestic chaplain to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, and then Bishop of Ossory and Meath, as well as a renowned travel writer and orientalist.īishop Pococke was one of the first to collect seeds of the Cedar of Lebanon, which he did during his tour of Lebanon in 1738. Elizabeth, the daughter of Milles the younger, married Reverend Richard Pococke LL.B. 1701–1727) carried on his father's school at Highclere. White Oak was the parsonage where Milles took pupils, including the many children of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, who was by marriage the new proprietor of Highclere. Isaac Milles (1638–1720) the elder, who remained there till his death. In 1680 Sir Robert Sawyer presented the living of Highclere to the Rev. His nephew and heir Henry Herbert was created Baron Porchester and later Earl of Carnarvon by George III. Their second son, Robert Sawyer Herbert, inherited Highclere, began its portrait collection and created the garden temples. In 1692, Sawyer bequeathed the mansion at Highclere to his only daughter, Margaret Sawyer, the first wife of the 8th Earl of Pembroke, Thomas Herbert. The palace was rebuilt as Place House in 1679 when it was purchased by Sir Robert Sawyer, the Attorney General to Charles II and James II, who was a lawyer, MP, Speaker, and college friend of Samuel Pepys. Originally granted by the king to the Fitzwilliam family, Highclere Castle had several owners during the next 125 years. In 1551 during the English Reformation King Edward VI confiscated the property from the Church of England. ![]() The same tour has him on 31 August 1320 at Sandleford Priory, where he apparently stayed for the night, and on 29 and 30 August he was at Crookham, Berkshire. An itinerary of King Edward II lists him as spending 2 September 1320 with Rigaud of Assier, the Bishop of Winchester, at Bishop's Clere, alias Highclere. In the late 14th century William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, built a medieval palace (bishop's residence) and gardens in the park. The original site was also recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. ![]() The first written records about the estate are dated 749 when an Anglo-Saxon king granted the estate to the Bishops of Winchester. The house also holds ticketed events, such as the Battle Proms picnic concert, and special guided tours throughout the year. The house, Egyptian exhibition, and gardens are open to the public for self-guided tours during the summer months and at other times during the rest of the year, such as Christmas and Easter. Highclere Castle has been used as a filming location for several films and television series, including 1990s comedy series Jeeves and Wooster, and achieved international fame as the main location for the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–15) and the 20 films based on it. It is the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo- Welsh Herbert family. The 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate is in Highclere in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire, and 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Andover, Hampshire. Highclere Castle / ˈ h aɪ k l ɪər/ is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated in the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century.
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