Grade-II listed mansion mentioned in Domesday Book goes on the market for ...

Grade-II listed mansion mentioned in Domesday Book goes on the market for ...
Grade-II listed mansion mentioned in Domesday Book goes on the market for ...

Grade-II listed 1500s mansion with incredible British history undergoes 10-year restoration returning home to its former glory - and is now on sale at £15 million

An exquisite Grade-II listed mansion dating back to the 1500s has undergone a 10-year restoration and is now on sale at £15 million.

Dinton Hall, located near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, is one of the grandest country houses for sale in Britain today with a rich history, including a tragic fire that nearly collapsed the estate.

The property is set over 46 acres of historic gardens with magnificent views of the surrounding Chiltern Hills in a house 'built to last for the next 500 years'

The property is set over 46 acres of historic gardens with magnificent views of the surrounding Chiltern Hills in a house 'built to last for the next 500 years'

The property was bought by a man named Mr Vanbergen in 1999 who brought together a talented team of architects, mechanical engineers and craftsmen to restore the home to its former flory

The property was bought by a man named Mr Vanbergen in 1999 who brought together a talented team of architects, mechanical engineers and craftsmen to restore the home to its former flory

The 20,000 sq ft mansion was initially built by Archbishop Warham around a medical core and was later rebuilt in both the 16th and 17th century, as well as altered between 1855 to 1857.

During the Civil War, the property was home to Simon Mayne, MP for Aylesbury, who sat as a judge when the King was tried and was among those who signed his death warrant.

After the monarchy was restored in 1660, Mayne fled for his life and hid in a secret room under the eaves in Dinton Hall to avoid arrest.

He was eventually tried, found guilty and sent to the Tower where he fell ill and died.

The property, which also has a west wing believed to have been a chapel, still contains the sword Oliver Cromwell gave to Mayne after the Battle of Edgehill.

In 1727, Mayne's godson, who was also named Simon Mayne, sold Dinton Hall to John Vanhattem, whose family came to England with William of Orange.

His son, also John Vanhattem, was knighted in 1760.

Sir John never married but had a daughter, Rebecca, who inherited the Dinton Hall estate when her father died. In 1788, she married the Revd William Goodall and went to live at Dinton Hall, where the couple are said to have raised 16 children.

The Goodalls lived on at the mansion for some 150 years, before Sir William Currie bought the property in the mid-1920s.

In 1939, a massive

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