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The house was built in the late-17th century by her son Edmund Waller, a poet and Member of Parliament at various times between 1624 and 1679. His grandson added the south wing. The estate was sold by his family in 1832 to Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Baronet, who rebuilt the southern facade and was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for 1835.
Beaconsfield was Britain's richest town (based on an average house price of £684,474) in 2008. [2] In 2011, it had the highest proportion in the UK of £1 million-plus homes for sale (at 47%, compared to 3.5% nationally).
In 2023, it was listed for sale at £75 million, making it one of the most expensive properties outside of London. [8] Described as “a private palace”, the 28,525 sq ft main house has “state room-style principal entertaining spaces” as well as catering kitchens, a private chapel, two staircases and an elevator.
It is characterised by large houses set in their own extensive grounds and though it remains within the civil parish of Penn today it has become contiguous with the market town of Beaconsfield. Houses in the area of Knotty Green are often some of the most expensive in the country with houses often exceeding 6,000 sq ft, and £3 million in value.
In 1702 it was acquired by the Basill family, who built a house on the estate. Sometime between 1760 and 1770 they sold the estate to Josias Du Pré , the future Governor of Madras. [ 2 ] He commissioned the building of a mansion house on the estate, also known as the "White House", from Richard Jupp which was completed in 1779.
Reverend Canon Richard Norris Russell owned the Grange from at least 1883, [27] and his wife Lady Mary Russell died at the house on 25 May 1891. [28] The estate was bequeathed to his son Richard Harold Russell on his death on 13 June 1896. [29] The house was advertised for sale in May 1899, [30] and the contents of the house were auctioned in ...
Penn is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Beaconsfield and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of High Wycombe. The parish's 3,991 acres (1,615 ha) cover Penn village and the hamlets of Penn Street, Knotty Green, Forty Green and Winchmore Hill. [2] The population was estimated at 4,168 in 2019. [3]
The district was originally named Beaconsfield; it was renamed to South Bucks on 1 April 1980, following the passing of a resolution by the district council. [1] The name was formally 'South Bucks' rather than 'South Buckinghamshire'. The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire ...