The Earls of Denbigh
The Earl of Denbigh - whose family once owned most of the homes in the village and much of the land around it - lives on his ancestral estate Newnham Paddox neighbouring the village. The large mansion house of Newnham Paddox was demolished after the family was hit by heavy death duties in 1952, though landscaped gardens designed by Capability Brown remain. The current Earl lives in smaller house on the same site.
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