Dilhorne Hall
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Dilhorne Hall located in Dilhorne
, Staffordshire
, England was the ancestral home of the Buller family.
In the early 1980s Dilhorne Recreational Institute had been built on the site of the demolished Hall. The grounds of the former hall is now a park, playground and crown green bowling club. It is also the site of Dilhorne Village Hall, a venue for events both private and organised by the village hall committee as a self funding charity. Classes, such as Yoga, Salsa and Art are also run on a regular basis. The old gate house to Dilhorne Hall still stands at the entrance to the park and has been renovated to a private house.
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Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller is related to the family.
Dilhorne
Dilhorne is an ancient parish and village in Staffordshire, three miles from Cheadle and six miles from Stoke-on-Trent.The village is within the Staffordshire Moorlands area....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England was the ancestral home of the Buller family.
History
The Hall occupied an area of approximately four acres but was demolished in the 1930's. Dilhorne Hall was rebuilt in about 1830 by the Buller family. It succeeded a 17th century house had been the home of Copwood Hollins (who died in 1705) and, in the later 18th century, John Holliday.In the early 1980s Dilhorne Recreational Institute had been built on the site of the demolished Hall. The grounds of the former hall is now a park, playground and crown green bowling club. It is also the site of Dilhorne Village Hall, a venue for events both private and organised by the village hall committee as a self funding charity. Classes, such as Yoga, Salsa and Art are also run on a regular basis. The old gate house to Dilhorne Hall still stands at the entrance to the park and has been renovated to a private house.
Buller Family
The Buller family were noted in the legal profession in London during the 19th Century. The former head of the Secret Intelligence ServiceSecret Intelligence Service
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Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller is related to the family.