[5][6] She proved herself a true scion of this famous Irish stock, the harum scarum (i.e. reckless, impetuous) family of Beresford; she lived up fully to its reputation for eccentricity as well as equestrian prowess.

[8] She married thrice: Her second husband Stirling-Crawfurd moved his horses from Manton to the Bedford Lodge stables on the Bury Road in Newmarket (headquarters of the British horseracing industry) in Suffolk, under the trainer Joe Dawson.

[19] Lefèvre built Bellevue in 1872 in "a picturesque Italian style" and in 1873 had set a record as a racehorse owner by winning 110 races in a season.

[1] It was a large house, with adjacent stables,[21] backing onto the Bury Side training grounds,[22] which in about 1883 was enlarged in the same style[23] by Stirling-Crawfurd and his wife.

Such pseudonyms had been used before to circumvent Jockey Club rules, for example before 1870 by Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet (1849–1917), who raced whilst under age as "Mr Mortimer".

On 25 March 2018, by an historic coincidence, it was reported that "There were emotional scenes at Sefton Lodge Stables in Newmarket on Sunday as Martyn Meade (a prominent trainer) went through the six-hour process of moving his entire operation to Manton in Wiltshire"'.

William Colville-Wallis (1854–1938) of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who remained vicar until 1935, three years before his death at Osborne House, and was buried at St Agnes.

In the Decorated Gothic style, in red brick with dressings of limestone with elaborate tile and mosaic work, it is an "exceptional example of a high Victorian Church" and is now classed as a grade II* listed building.

The following story is told: The weather during one summer had been atrocious which suited the duchess, if no-one else, as she had a runner in the St Leger which had any sort of chance only on very soft ground.

She was cordially disliked by nine-tenths of the knights of the pigskin,[35] and although she always liberally rewarded those Jockeys who rode her horses to victory, more than one rider 'begged to be excused' when invited to don the Manton colors".

The Prince was to be seen at her side, hat in hand, congratulating her after the all-scarlet had just flashed past the post a winner, while the mite in passing would raise his forefinger to the peak of his cap with a 'Glad your Grace won'.

Into society proper, that exclusive circle which tolerates neither eccentricity nor vulgarity if exhibited to the world at large, the Duchess went but little - for the best of all possible reasons - she received but few invitations.

Like old Lady Ailesbury (i.e. her sister) she is full of fun and good nature and an immense favourite at all the country houses ... her style of dress is exceedingly masculine and horsey and she displays a great fondness for loud colours.

Her possessions were removed from Belgrave Square and Sefton Lodge and sold at auction by Christie's, including her collections of "books and manuscripts, pictures (including engravings after the works of Landseer), silver & silver-gilt plate, miniatures, gold boxes, etuis, fans, other objects of vertu, the casket of jewels, porcelain, old French and other decorative objects and furniture".