Easton, Suffolk
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The former estate village of Easton in England is situated on the River Deben
around three miles (5 km) south of Framlingham
. Following the end of the World War 1 the British government imposed super taxes on the rich to help defray the cost of the war. Faced with these taxes and with the cost of restoring Easton from it use as a Red Cross Hospital during the war the Duchess of Hamilton and her husband, Lord James Graham decided to sell the estate.
The land was divided into 137 lots and sold by auction in 1919. The sale attracted a great deal of attention and raised Ł58000 (Ł4.6 million today) but the Mansion and its 150 acre (0.607029 km²) parkland remained unsold. It was sold privately for Ł11,278 (Ł900,000 today)and the parkland was transferred to Martley Hall. With very little land the Mansions fate was sealed and in December 1924 demolition began. Some of the artifacts were removed and incorporated into Martley Hall and other local houses.
Easton is also the home of Easton Farm Park, a farming museum with a selection of rare breeds and other countryside related activities.
River Deben
The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising in Debenham -to be precise it has two main sources but the others are mostly fields runoff then , passes through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at Felixstowe Ferry...
around three miles (5 km) south of Framlingham
Framlingham
Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census...
. Following the end of the World War 1 the British government imposed super taxes on the rich to help defray the cost of the war. Faced with these taxes and with the cost of restoring Easton from it use as a Red Cross Hospital during the war the Duchess of Hamilton and her husband, Lord James Graham decided to sell the estate.
The land was divided into 137 lots and sold by auction in 1919. The sale attracted a great deal of attention and raised Ł58000 (Ł4.6 million today) but the Mansion and its 150 acre (0.607029 km²) parkland remained unsold. It was sold privately for Ł11,278 (Ł900,000 today)and the parkland was transferred to Martley Hall. With very little land the Mansions fate was sealed and in December 1924 demolition began. Some of the artifacts were removed and incorporated into Martley Hall and other local houses.
Easton is also the home of Easton Farm Park, a farming museum with a selection of rare breeds and other countryside related activities.