The Estate Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire

aerial shot of mansion , repton bridge

the stoke park estate s history dates time of domesday book. 1066, estate inherited in direct line of descent 515 years until had sold crown in 1581 pay outstanding debts of henry hastings, 3rd earl of huntingdon, father francis, commander in chief of henry viii’s army, had rebuilt manor house (part of can still seen today) in 1555.

john penn (1760–1834), soldier, scholar , poet, responsible of can seen @ estate today. used large proportion of £130,000 new united states government paid family s 26-million acre (110,000 km²) plot in pennsylvania.

the mansion designed james wyatt (architect george iii) worked on development of mansion , surrounding monuments 1790 1813. parkland product of 2 geniuses of eighteenth century landscape architecture, lancelot capability brown , humphry repton, designed in 1792 landscape can seen today.

the estate listed grade ii on register of historic parks , gardens.