Castle Hill, Englefield Green
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Castle Hill (originally known as Elvill's) is a large late-18th-century or early-19th-century
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 ...
mansion in Englefield Green, Surrey, England. The estate totaled 33 acres in 2012, it had previously stood at 108 acres at the time of its 1863 sale. It was designed by
Stiff Leadbetter Stiff Leadbetter (c. 1705 – 18 August 1766) was a British architect and builder, one of the most successful architect–builders of the 1750s and 1760s, working for many leading aristocratic families. Career Leadbetter's career began when he ...
for Sir John Elwill, 4th Baronet and built between 1758 and 1763. The estate was bought by the banker George C. Raphael in the late 19th century. It was purchased by the Ugland Marine Insurance Company in the 1990s. It is presently owned by a foreign royal family. In addition to the main house, the entrance gates,
bothy A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are found in remote mountainous areas of Sco ...
, stable block, and dairy are all individually Grade II listed.


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