wingfield castle passed into the hands of the catlin family from norwich. in 1702, sir nevill catlin died there and his widow mary carried the manor to her second husband sir charles turner, 1st baronet, of warham. lord berners sold the castle in 1886 to the adair family. lady darrell, a descendant of lord berners, sold the castle in 1981 to a mr. wingrove. two years later it was sold to a mr. gerald fairhurst, who spent time in refurbishing it prior to its sale to a london businessman in 1987; and in 1989 it was again sold, this time to a barrister with the surname gunter.