Much of the present building dates from the Elizabethan era, when the Bellingham family extended the house.
The Bellinghams, who were responsible for the fine panelling and plasterwork in the main rooms, sold the house and estate in 1689 to Colonel James Grahme, or Graham, Keeper of the Privy Purse to King James II.
Grahme made a number of additions to the house in the late 17th century.
In October 2021, the building was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's Culture Recovery Fund.
They have been described as retaining "almost all of the essential elements of the completed scheme as shown on maps of the park and gardens of 1730".