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'''Bryanston''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|aɪ|ən|s|t|ən}} is a [[village]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in north [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated on the [[River Stour, Dorset|River Stour]] {{convert|1|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} west of [[Blandford Forum]]. In the [[United Kingdom 2011 Census|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 925.<ref name=ons/> The village is adjacent to the grounds of [[Bryanston School]], an [[independent school (UK)|independent school]]. | '''Bryanston''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|aɪ|ən|s|t|ən}} is a [[village]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in north [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated on the [[River Stour, Dorset|River Stour]] {{convert|1|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} west of [[Blandford Forum]]. In the [[United Kingdom 2011 Census|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 925.<ref name=ons/> The village is adjacent to the grounds of [[Bryanston School]], an [[independent school (UK)|independent school]]. | ||
The village was named after [[Brian de Lisle]], a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by [[Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet]], who took part in crushing [[Monmouth's rebellion]] in 1685. In the 1890s the Portman family built a large country house, designed by [[Richard Norman Shaw]]<ref name=nddc>{{cite book|title=North Dorset District Official Guide|author=North Dorset District Council|author-link=North Dorset District Council|year=c. 1982|page=31|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd}}</ref> and set in {{convert|400|acre|ha}}. Since 1927 the building has been the home of Bryanston School.<ref name=nddc/> In 1950 Viscount Portman gave up the Bryanston Estates as part payment of death duties.<ref name=nddc/> The estate was then owned by the crown until 2015 when the estate was purchased by a UK company held on behalf of the [[Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere|Viscount Rothermere]] and his son the Hon Vere Harmsworth for an initially undisclosed sum, which the Crown Estate confirmed in a Freedom Of Information request to have been | The village was named after [[Brian de Lisle]], a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by [[Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet]], who took part in crushing [[Monmouth's rebellion]] in 1685. In the 1890s the Portman family built a large country house, designed by [[Richard Norman Shaw]]<ref name=nddc>{{cite book|title=North Dorset District Official Guide|author=North Dorset District Council|author-link=North Dorset District Council|year=c. 1982|page=31|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd}}</ref> and set in {{convert|400|acre|ha|abbr=off}}. Since 1927 the building has been the home of Bryanston School.<ref name=nddc/> In 1950 Viscount Portman gave up the Bryanston Estates as part payment of death duties.<ref name=nddc/> The estate was then owned by the crown until 2015 when the estate was purchased by a UK company held on behalf of the [[Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere|Viscount Rothermere]] and his son the Hon Vere Harmsworth for an initially undisclosed sum, which the Crown Estate confirmed in a Freedom Of Information request to have been £43 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Crown Estate sells Bryanston Estate|url=http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news-and-media/news/2015/the-crown-estate-sells-bryanston-estate/|access-date=25 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709040631/http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news-and-media/news/2015/the-crown-estate-sells-bryanston-estate/|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shrubsole |first1=Guy |title=The ten landowners who own one-sixth of Dorset. |url=https://whoownsengland.org/2020/01/04/the-ten-landowners-who-own-one-sixth-of-dorset/ |website=Who Owns England?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrubsole |first=Guy |date=February 9, 2020 |title=THE TEN LANDOWNERS WHO OWN ONE-SIXTH OF DORSET |url=https://whoownsengland.org/2020/01/04/the-ten-landowners-who-own-one-sixth-of-dorset/ |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=Who owns England?}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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The village was named after Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet, who took part in crushing Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. In the 1890s the Portman family built a large country house, designed by Richard Norman Shaw[2] and set in Script error: No such module "convert".. Since 1927 the building has been the home of Bryanston School.[2] In 1950 Viscount Portman gave up the Bryanston Estates as part payment of death duties.[2] The estate was then owned by the crown until 2015 when the estate was purchased by a UK company held on behalf of the Viscount Rothermere and his son the Hon Vere Harmsworth for an initially undisclosed sum, which the Crown Estate confirmed in a Freedom Of Information request to have been £43 million.[3][4][5]
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