Great Dixter, Northiam, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. 

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT

The manor of Dixter is first mentioned in 1220. The earliest part of the present house dates from the mid 15th century and was probably built by Sir Thomas Etchingham. The property passed through various families until the house, immediate grounds and farm buildings were purchased by Nathaniel Lloyd in 1910. He commissioned Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) to restore and enlarge the house and to lay out the gardens. On Lloyd's death in 1933, the house and estate of about 182 hectares, including Little Dixter, was run by his widow. On her death in 1972 the estate was divided and passed to her four extant children and a grandson. Subsequent to a further division, Great Dixter and its gardens passed to her son, Christopher Lloyd, and a grand-daughter. They remain (1998) in private ownership.