West Horsley Place past owners
by Yvette Purdy

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1547-1643 Royal links continue
Sir Anthony Browne and the Montagues all have strong royal connections

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1547-1643 Anthony Browne and the Montagues
Henry VIII gives WHP to Sir Anthony Browne, who is followed by his relations, the Lords Montague

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1625-1645 Carew Raleigh
A member of the Raleigh family buys West Horsley Place and leaves it to Sir Walter's youngest son, Carew Raleigh

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1665-1704 Nicholas family and royalty
Sir Nicholas and his son sir John continue the royal connection with WHP - both accompany Charles II in his exile

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1665 Nicholas purchase
Sir Edward Nicholas buys the house from Carew Raleigh

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1665-1749 Nicholas papers
The greatest contribution of the family to the history of West Horsley Place is the immensely detailed notebooks written by Sir John Nicholas

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1749-1923 West ownership
Through a very long period of ownership the Westons decline from considerable wealth to relative poverty and in 1923 they sell the estate to Lady Cooper.

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1749 Descent to Westons
Through the female line West Horsley Place is inherited by the family of Sir Henry Weston of Ockham

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1931 New family owns West Horsley Place
The duchess of Roxburghe's father, Lord Crewe, buys the West Horsley Place estate, when looking it is said, for a small place inn the country

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