14-500: Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family who previously held the title Earls of Feversham . The title became extinct on the death of the 3rd Earl in 1963, since when the family have continued to hold the title Baron Feversham . The park is situated one mile south-west of Helmsley , North Yorkshire , England and stands in 300 acres (120 ha) of parkland. The estate has a commanding location above deeply incised meanders of
28-563: The House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords . The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke , marquess , earl , viscount , and baron . While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through
42-735: The Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain . There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total. English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of
56-472: The National Trust in 1972. After 1985 the house was restored as a family home by the 6th Baron Feversham, but on his death in 2009 it was left not to his heir Jasper Duncombe, 7th Baron Feversham , but to a younger son Jake Duncombe. It is a Grade I listed building. The house closed to the public in 2011. In 2012, Duncombe Park was used in filming the period drama TV mini-series Parade's End as
70-547: The Peerage of England in 1673 by the time he succeeded to the earldom in 1677. However, all the titles became extinct on his death in 1709. The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1719, when Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster was made Countess of Feversham . She was created Baroness Glastonbury and Duchess of Kendal at the same time. The titles were for life only and became extinct on her death in 1743. The third creation came in
84-405: The Peerage of England , once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . All three creations are now extinct. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1676 when Sir George Sondes was made Viscount Sondes and Earl of Feversham . Sondes had already been created Baron Throwley in 1676. The second Earl had already been created Baron Duras in
98-595: The Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1868 when William Ernest Duncombe, 3rd Baron Feversham , was made Viscount Helmsley , of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Feversham , of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Feversham . Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in
112-607: The River Rye within the North York Moors National Park . The house was completed in 1713 for Thomas Duncombe (born Thomas Brown) to designs by the Yorkshire gentleman-architect William Wakefield . It was remodelled in 1843 by Sir Charles Barry . In 1879 the main block was gutted by fire and remained a ruin until 1895 when rebuilding was carried out by William Young . The reconstruction was based on
126-545: The castle . After his death in 1711 it passed to his sister Ursula and from her to her son Thomas Brown, who changed his name to Thomas Duncombe and commissioned the building of the present house. On his death in 1746 it passed to his son, Thomas Duncombe II , who extended the grounds to include the Rievaulx Terrace . In 1774, Anne Duncombe, daughter of Thomas Duncombe of Duncombe Park was married to Robert Shafto , of Whitworth Hall , near Spennymoor, County Durham,
140-411: The famous "Bonny Bobby Shaftoe" of the folk song. In the late 1700s the estate was owned by Thomas' son, Charles Slingsby Duncombe, who was succeeded in 1803 by his eldest son and heir Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham . Charles was MP for Shaftesbury , Aldborough , Heytesbury and Newport IoW and High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1790–91. He built up a considerable art collection at the house and
154-594: The fictional Groby Hall in Cleveland, North Yorkshire . The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall and is based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford . In 2013 it was used in the film The Thirteenth Tale, as Angelfield House. In March 2013 the National Centre for Birds of Prey opened a branch in the grounds. Earl of Feversham Earl of Feversham is a title that has been created three times (the second time as Countess of Feversham), once in
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#1732780160078168-512: The original design, though there were changes made, especially in the interior layout to meet contemporary needs. It is of two storeys with a basement and attic. The house itself is not open to the public but visitors are allowed into the 30-acre (12 ha) garden from April until the end of August. In 1694 Charles Duncombe , one of the richest commoners in England, bought the 40,000-acre (16,000 ha) Helmsley estate, occasionally staying at
182-446: The same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these. Baronets , while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights , dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers. The following tables only show peerages, still in existence. For lists of every peerage created at
196-524: Was made 1st Baron Feversham in 1826. His son William succeeded him and was MP for Yorkshire and after 1832 for the new North Riding constituency . William's son William Ernest was created the 1st Earl of Feversham. The second Earl was killed in the First World War and the earldom became extinct on the death of the third earl in 1963. The building was used as a girls' school between 1914 and 1980. The Rievaulx Terrace and Temples were acquired by
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