Orford House

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

Orford House, 2009

History

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
  1. "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. 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.

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