Stockton House, Wiltshire. Stockton House, a Grade I listed country house to the north of the west end of the village, was built by John Topp in the 1580s, after his purchase of the manor. Pevsner describes it as a fine square Elizabethan house, exceptionally rich in plasterwork and fireplaces. Built in banded limestone ashlar and flint, the house has a four-bay front with a three-storey porch. An attached 17th-century range, in chequered flint and stone, has a chapel and former minister's dwelling. To the northwest are 17th-century stables and an 1834 carriage house. 19th-century additions include a service and nursery wing, and a square water tower; work in 1877–1882 was designed by E. B. Ferrey under the ownership of Major-General A. G. Yeatman-Biggs, and on his death in 1898 the estate was inherited by his brother, Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman. In 2014, Stockton House was bought by Nick Jenkins, founder of the Moonpig greetings card company, who carried out renovations.
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