[10] In 1540, the land was purchased by a Walter Paslew and was subsequently owned by the Laycock and Milner families[10] and the St. Ives mansion house was built in 1616.

[6] A granite obelisk close to Lady Blantyre's Rock north west of Coppice Pond commemorates the career of William Busfeild Ferrand (1809–89), a Member of Parliament, magistrate and one time owner of St. Ives Estate.

[12] Coppice Pond was built as a feed water supply for what is thought originally to be a fulling mill,[3] later landscaped by the Ferrands and used for boating.

[3] East of the mill is Home Farm with its cafe, coach house and stables, and to the rear a Dutch barn* and car park.

This feeds water southwards to the ornamental Round Pond and its non-functioning fountain on St. Ives Mansion garden lawns.

To the north of the mill has been created an indoor and outdoor equestrian riding centre for use by the disabled and the general public.