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In 1716, Thomas Pitt (the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder), the former Governor of Madras who had bought the Manors of Abbotts Ann and Little Ann, demolished the old church and replaced it with the one we see today.
Burnham Westgate Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian country house, built 1783-1785 by Sir John Soane, for Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford.
The present landscape was created from about 1739 to 1764, with follies designed by Lord Camelford, Thomas Pitt of Encombe, James "Athenian" Stuart, and Sanderson Miller.
Dating back to the 13th century, it was restored by Thomas Pitt in 1711 and is still used as a church today.
In 1717, Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George, bought Swallowfield Park from Edward Hyde, reputedly using part of the proceeds of his sale of the Regent Diamond to Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
He was the grandson and namesake of the better known Thomas Pitt, and the son of Robert Pitt and elder brother of William Pitt the Elder.
He was admitted fellow-commoner at Clare College, Cambridge, on 7 January 1754, and resided there until 1758.
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Horace Walpole introduced Pitt to Sir Horace Mann at Florence, and praised his conduct in cutting off the entail to pay his father's debts and to provide for his sisters.
Pitt was the second son of Thomas Pitt, of Boconnoc, and his wife Jane Innes, daughter of James Innes.
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Lord Londonderry died on 12 September 1729, and was succeeded in his peerages by his eldest son Thomas Pitt.
Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford (19 February 1775 – 10 March 1804) was a British peer, naval officer and wastrel, best known for bedevilling George Vancouver during and after the latter's great voyage of exploration.