Hello! I'm aware of the Lowther family of Swillington, who if I'm right were and possibly still are major land owners in the area. There's a whole estate at the top end of the village with streets bearing their name. However at primary school we were told that they had a large house or mansion, referred t...
Just around the Sherburn-in-Elmet area we have several enparked estates. There is Lotherton, Parlington, Grimston and Scarthingwell for starters. The late 1700's and early 1800's saw the establishment of these landscaped parks based around rebuilt 'manshions' and halls. They are of in...
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