Arbury Hall

The hall is built on the site of the former Arbury Priory in a mixture of Tudor and 18th-century Gothic Revival architecture, the latter being the work of Sir Roger Newdigate from designs by Henry Keene. The 19th-century author George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) was born on one of the estate farms in 1819, the daughter of the estate's land agent. ==Description==

The hall is set in of parkland. ==In the arts==

George Eliot immortalised Arbury Hall as "Cheverel Manor" in Scenes of Clerical Life, where it is the setting for "Mr Gilfil's Love Story". The film Angels & Insects (1995) was shot entirely at Arbury Hall and within the grounds. Arbury Hall was also used as the fictional Hoxley Manor in the BBC TV series Land Girls (2009). ==Ownership==

• Edmund Anderson (1530–1605), who demolished the priory and built Arbury Hall. Custodians of Arbury Hall include: • Sir Edmund Anderson (1567–1586) • John Newdegate (1586–1587) • Sir John Newdegate (1587–1610) • John Newdigate (1610–1642) • Sir Richard Newdigate, 1st Baronet (1642–1665) • Sir Richard Newdigate, 2nd Baronet (1665–1710) • Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet (1710–1727) • Sir Edward Newdigate, 4th Baronet (1727–1734) • Sir Roger Newdigate, 5th Baronet (1734–1806) • Francis Parker Newdigate (1806–1835) • The Rt Hon. Charles Newdigate-Newdegate (1835–1887) • Lt Gen. Sir Edward Newdigate-Newdegate (1887–1902) • Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate (1902–1936) • The Hon. Mrs Lucia FitzRoy-Newdegate (1936–1950) • Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry (1950–2000) • James Edward FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry (2000–) ==See also==