Battlesden House, Park and Estate
Battlesden House & Park with the Church by William Tomkins circa 1732-1792 Battlesden House was a large manor house situated in parkland, Battlesden Park, close to the hamlet of Battlesden in Bedfordshire , England . A Contemporary print showing Battlesden in 1818 and a watercolour by Thomas Fisher showing the House in its first state. A manor house was constructed in the late 16th century and was associated with the family of Lord Bathurst before he sold the estate to Sir Gregory Page in 1724. The estate was later inherited by Page's great-nephew Sir Gregory Page-Turner in 1775. Battlesden estate was purchased by Sir Gregory Page 2 nd Bt for his younger brother Thomas Page in 1724, Battlesden remained in the Page-Turner family for 161 years when it was finally sold to the 9 th Duke of Bedford in 1885. Battlesden Park, now about 28 acres, dates back to 1334, when Thomas Fermbaud was licensed to impark 200 acres in Battlesden and Potsgrove. Anthony