sentences:  It then passed to the Astley family and descended in the male line of that family from 1235 until sold by Lord Hastings in 1948 to the Duke of Westminster.It was then sold again in the 1950s and the land used for agricultural purposes, with the house being allowed to deteriorate.In 1985, under the threat of a compulsory purchase order, the owner was obliged to sell on the Hall and parts of the estate.