the house of 1650 or 1660 was burnt in 1737, and a new house was built by mr. g. t. heysham, about 1740. in 1703, the manor and surrounding park was sold to robert heynsham, a member of parliament and it remained within his family until 1833. in about 1869, it was sold to another parliamentarian james sinclair, 14th earl of caithness.