Charlton House is a

Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

house in

Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Charltons, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, situated east of Somerton. The village has a population of 1,020. The parish ...

, Somerset.

History

Charlton House was built in 1726, with later extensions. The property, then known as Lanchers, was owned by the Lyte family of

Lytes Cary Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, ...

from 1540, and Thomas Lyte (died 1748) built Charlton House in 1726. In 1726, Lyte settled the house on his daughter Silvestra on her marriage to Thomas Blackwell, rector of

St Clement Danes St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is now situated near the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in Aldwych. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th cent ...

, London. Their two daughters Silvestra, wife of James Monypenny, and Mary sold the house to John Pyne of Low Ham in 1758. John Pyne died in 1791, and left the house and lands to his son William, who conveyed them to Robert Clarke of

Castle Cary Castle Cary () is a market town and civil parish in south Somerset, England, north west of Wincanton and south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. History The word Cary derives ...

in 1794, who in turn sold the estate to John Jerritt in 1800. Jerritt owned the house from 1800 to 1806, and diverted the Kingweston Road further west, and the old road became the carriage drive to the house. In 1806, it was bought was by Lionel Lukin, then by John Whitelocke in 1809, and by William Dickinson in 1811. Along with the manor of Charlton Mackrell, the house remained in the Dickinson family until 1930, including the politician,

Francis Henry Dickinson Francis Henry Dickinson (6 January 1813 – 17 July 1890) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Somerset from 1841 to 1847. Life He was the grandson of William Dickinson (1745–1806), the ...

when it was sold by his grandson, William Francis Dickinson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton House, Charlton Mackrell Grade II* listed houses in Somerset Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset Country houses in Somerset Houses completed in 1726