Bourne House, East Woodhay

Bourne House, East Woodhay, lies at the northwestern tip of the parish of Widehaye in the Evingar hundred, in Hampshire, England.

A notice advertising an impending sale by auction was printed in The Times of 1 March 1853, stating: ...a very valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE: comprising a compact gentleman’s residence, called BOURNE COTTAGE, with excellent yard, garden, barn, stable, and orchard.

Philip Antoine de Teissier was the third son of James (first Baron) de Teissier (1794–1868), of Woodcote Park, Epsom, Surrey, who was appointed a Baron of France by Louis XVIII on 4 December 1819 '‘in consideration for the kindness shown by his father [Lewis, a merchant of London][citation needed] during the French Revolution to French subjects, and in acknowledgement of the loyalty of the head of the family Jean Antoine (de Teissier) 3rd Baron of Marquerittas who was guillotined 20 May 1794'’.

He died at age 30 at The Avenue, Upper Norwood, Surrey, leaving effects valued at £1,535 15s 3d to his wife, Agneta Mary, Baroness de Teissier.

Sir Ernest Wills (1869–1958), 3rd Baronet of Hazelwood, Laird of Meggernie Castle, HM's Lord Lieutenant for the County of Wiltshire (1930–42) of the Bristol tobacco firm W. D. & H. O. Wills, owned the house for three and a half years, 1920–1923, after the First World War just before and after he inherited his baronetcy and another house on the death of his brother in October 1921.

[8][9] During World War II Southwell led the local Air Raid Precautions unit, the dining-room at Bourne House therefore being used as the control room.

Lounge hall, three reception rooms, Ten bedrooms, Four Bathrooms, Domestic Offices,... Main Electric Light, Telephone...

The Residence is of moderate size, fitted with modern conveniences and easily run ... Two loose Boxes, Harness Room with loft over, Cowhouse for two Cows, Four dog kennels, Men’s E.C., Potting Shed, Apple Store, four cottages, 31 acres, good water supply (main available) ...