Sir Robert Dillington, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Dillington, 1st Baronet (c.1575-1664) was an English aristocrat of the Dillington Baronets
, grandfather to Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
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He succeeded his father in 1593/1594 and resided for many years at the traditional Dillington residence at Knighton Gorges Manor
, Knighton
, Newchurch, Isle of Wight
before buying the Great Budbridge Manor
in the Isle of Wight
in 1633.He created the Dillington Baronets on 6 September, 1628 and became a Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight between 1654-1655.
He died in 1664.
Dillington Baronets
The Dillington Baronetcy of Knighton, Isle of Wight in the County of Hampshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 September 1628 for Robert Dillington, who was a Member of Parliament and was succeeded by his grandson, and then by the three sons of the second baronet in turn. All the...
, grandfather to Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1659 and 1685....
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He succeeded his father in 1593/1594 and resided for many years at the traditional Dillington residence at Knighton Gorges Manor
Knighton Gorges Manor
Knighton Gorges Manor was one of the grandest manor houses on the Isle of Wight. Located in the hamlet of Knighton, near Newchurch, it is reported to be one of the most haunted locations on the Isle of Wight....
, Knighton
Knighton, Isle of Wight
Knighton is a hamlet near to Sandown on the Isle of Wight.It is usually pronounced as Kay-nighton by local people, to avoid confusion with the larger, homophonic village of Niton, near Ventnor....
, Newchurch, Isle of Wight
Newchurch, Isle of Wight
Newchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located between Sandown and Newport in the southeast of the island. Anthony Dillington, owner of the Knighton Gorges Manor in Newchurch wrote to his son Robert in 1574 that, "This is the very Garden of England, and we be privileged...
before buying the Great Budbridge Manor
Great Budbridge Manor
The Great Budbridge Manor is a manor house just south of Merstone, near Arreton, Isle of Wight, England...
in the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
in 1633.He created the Dillington Baronets on 6 September, 1628 and became a Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight between 1654-1655.
He died in 1664.