Who owns St Giles House Wimborne?
It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury. The estate covers over 5,500 acres (22 km2)….St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles.
St Giles House | |
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Owner | Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury |
Design and construction | |
Architect | style influenced by Inigo Jones |
Who owns St Giles?
IGB Corporation
St. Giles is an owned subsidiary of Malaysian property development group IGB Corporation, which has 19 hotels currently under its ownership, and two other hospitality brands, Cititel and MiCasa.
Who is the current Lord Shaftesbury?
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
The Right Honourable The Earl of Shaftesbury DL | |
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Tenure | 15 May 2005 – present |
Predecessor | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury |
Other titles | Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, Baron Cooper of Pawlett |
Known for | Philanthropy; musician; endurance running |
Where does the Earl of Shaftesbury live?
The St. Giles house, located in East Dorset, England, has been in Nicholas Ashley-Cooper’s family since 1650. Uninhabited since the early 60s, the estate is now home to Lord and Lady Shaftesbury and their three children.
Who did Ashley Cooper marry?
Margaret Coventry
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
The Right Honourable The Earl of Shaftesbury PC | |
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Died | 21 January 1683 (aged 61) Amsterdam, Dutch Republic |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Coventry (1639–1649, her death) Frances Cecil (1650–1654, her death) Margaret Spencer (1655–1683, his death) |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Where did Lord Ashley live?
Shaftesbury established a plantation and trading post on his twelve-thousand-acre St. Giles Seignory on the Ashley River. As his political fortunes plummeted, he considered moving to Carolina but instead in 1682 went into exile in Amsterdam, where he died on January 21, 1683. Cheves, Langdon, ed.
What was Anthony Ashley Cooper opposed to?
Ashley was opposed to a policy that moved England into the French orbit. During this debate, Ashley opposed the policy engineered by Charles’ Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Clarendon, thus beginning what would prove to be a long-running political rivalry with Clarendon.
Where did Ashley Cooper grow up?
Wimborne St. Giles
Born in Wimborne St. Giles, a small village in East Dorset, England, Cooper was the eldest son of Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet, and Anne Ashley.
Are Ashley and Anthony pregnant?
In July 2020, Ashley announced that she and Anthony were preparing to welcome their second child. The reality star couple made their pregnancy reveal on Married At First Sight: Couples’ Cam. Ashley and Anthony are a match made in Married At First Sight heaven.
Where did Anthony Ashley Cooper grow up?
Born in Wimborne St. Giles, a small village in East Dorset, England, Cooper was the eldest son of Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet, and Anne Ashley. His maternal grandfather, Sir Anthony Ashley, whose name he took, served for many years as a Clerk of the Council during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.
Are Troy and Ashley still together?
Despite their unhappy ending, Troy and Ashley have remained good friends. Photos on their respective Instagram accounts show the duo catching up for drinks with their fellow MAFS stars on several occasions. The former couple will appeared on Channel Nine’s upcoming MAFS Grand Reunion.
What’s happening at St Giles House?
In the November issue of House & Garden (out now) we visit the restored gardens of St Giles House. As part of the restoration, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury have transformed the seventeenth-century stables into striking and characterful accommodation for guests.
Where is St Giles St Giles?
Rockborne and was the mother of Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, later the first Earl of Shaftesbury. St Giles house lies in Wimborne St Giles on the southern edge of Cranborne Chase. The River Allen rises nearby and in old documents the village was known as Upwimborne, along with Upwimborne Malmayne and Up Plecy.
Where is Wimborne St Giles?
St Giles house lies in Wimborne St Giles on the southern edge of Cranborne Chase. The River Allen rises nearby and in old documents the village was known as Upwimborne, along with Upwimborne Malmayne and Up Plecy.