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St Giles House is located on the Shaftesbury Estate in Wimborne St Giles in East Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. This is the ancestral home and centre of business of the Ashley-Coopers, also known as the Earls of Shaftesbury, who are a conservative, aristocratic family that owns a large estate, including over , along with property, land, and loughs, that establishes them as one of the wealthiest families in the United Kingdom.〔Mosley, Charles editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage,'' 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Books ) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3576. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9〕 Built in 1651, the grade I listed house stands in a vast park through which the River Allen flows, feeding a seven-acre lake as it winds its way towards the small parish village of Wimborne St Giles. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title= Name: ST GILES HOUSE List entry Number: 1120129 ) 〕 The 16th-century house is a low, quadrangular building on a large estate. Although the name of the architect is not known, the influence of Inigo Jones is obvious in the Renaissance north and east fronts with their Classical façades. The original plan of the house called for a square courtyard, to which was added two large ground floor rooms, with additional rooms on the second and third floors. The home was once crenellated along the edge of the parapet (or shorter walls) of the complete house, however these fortifications were removed in the 19th century. The east front, with its seven bays, remains much the same today. The large house and surrounding grounds include 400 acres, along with a leisurely estate lake, and a 1000-yard avenue of beech trees. The lake lies just 150 metres to the south of the house. Scattered throughout the landscape of the estate park and recreational grounds are artistically woven arches and garden ornaments, a serpentine lake, and several visible and hidden garden grottos and ancient buildings. == Ashley family == The Ashley family arrived in Wimborne St Giles, originally from Wiltshire, where they owned the manor of Ashley, since the 11th century. The first ancestor to reside on the estate was Robert Ashley (born c. 1415), he was the fifth great grandfather of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.〔Timbs, John; and Alexander Gunn. ''(Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales – Their Legendary Lore and Popular History )'', Read Books, 2006, pp. 444–446. ISBN 978-1-84664-342-2〕〔Burke, John. ''(A genealogical and heraldic History of the extinct and dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland: By John and John Bern. Burke )'', John Russ Smith, p 18, 1844. ISBN 978-0-8063-0739-8〕 Robert Ashley acquired a large family manor in Wimborne St Giles through his marriage to Egidia Hamelyn, daughter of Sir John Hamelyn. Ashley and his two immediate successors, Edmund Ashley (born c. 1440), and Hugh Ashley (born c. 1465) flourished under King Henry IV. When Hugh Ashley died 29 April 1493, his estates transferred to his eldest son, Sir Henry Ashley I. * Sir Henry Ashley I was married to Radegan Gilbert, daughter of Robert Gilbert of Somerset. Together, they had two sons, Henry II (his heir) and Anthony of Damerham. When Sir Henry Ashley I died on 1 March 1549, his son Henry II inherited the estate at Wimborne St Giles. * Sir Henry Ashley II was married to Catherine Bassett, sister of Anne Bassett, both daughters of Sir John Bassett and Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle. Sir Henry II was knighted at the coronation of Queen Mary and appointed ranger of Alice Holt Forest. He was succeeded by his son, Henry Ashley III, who was gentleman pensioner to Queen Elizabeth. * Sir Henry Ashley III was married to Anne Burgh, daughter of Lord Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh. Sir Henry and Anne had three sons and four daughters. All seven children died without heirs, and the family estates passed to Sir Henry's cousin, Sir Anthony Ashley of Wimborne St Giles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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