Manor of Copped Hall

The early history of the manor is uncertain but it may be the capital messuage or dwelling held in the 16th century by John Copwood who owned it at the time of his death in 1543, leaving a daughter, Sophia.

[2] The manor was bought by Joseph da Costa (1683–1753), a wealthy Portuguese-Jewish merchant, in 1722, when it had formal gardens[3] and a large house.

The grounds were later reworked by Humphry Repton to give a more natural appearance.

William's wife Mary Hunter re-designed the grounds, probably with the advice of Humphry Repton, damming the Folly Brook to create the ornamental Darland's Lake.

From 1875 it was occupied by Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton (1830–1918), who enlarged the house.