Chiseldon House Hotel

[1] It was built as a villa in the early 19th century for the Browne family and continued to be used as a private residence until 1964, when it was converted to a hotel.

He was born in the Chiseldon area in 1787; his father William Browne owned a prosperous farm in the White Horse Vale.

In 1840 he built Chiseldon House and occupied the property with his brother John Browne (1791–1853) and his wife Ann.

At the end of 1840 William married a second time, at the age of 53: his new wife was Ann Nicolson Lee who was 22 years his junior.

[3] He married Elinor Louisa Leyborne Popham in 1891, and shortly after, the couple moved into Chiseldon House and lived there for about ten years.

Annie sold the property in 1920 but her daughter appears to have remained there and become the housekeeper for the subsequent owners.