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unusual facts about William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower



Leicester Abbey

Prior to the 9th Earl of Dysart's donation of the abbey precinct, another attempt was undertaken, but again, no trace of the abbey was found.

South Witham

In the 19th century the vicar was Ralph Tollemache, nephew of Lord Frederick Tollemache.

William Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart

Lord Dysart's seats were Ham House, Petersham, Richmond, Surrey, and Buckminster Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart DL (3 March 1859 – 22 November 1935) in the Peerage of Scotland, was also a Baronet (cr.1793) in the Baronetage of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland (1881–1906), and Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Towards the end of World War I the Dysarts sold some land in Ham to the Government for the construction of a National Aircraft Factory leased first to Sopwith Aviation Company and then to Leyland Motors, adding to local demand for housing.


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