Morston Hall

[1] It was owned by the Townshend viscounts from Raynham Hall from the 17th century until 1911 and during this time it was tenanted by various notable people.

In 1593 his daughter Anne married Sir John Townshend (1567–1603) and part of the marriage agreement was that the couple would inherit several manors including Morston.

The Tithe Map of 1838 reveals that Lord Charles Townshend was the owner of Morston Hall and George Wood was the tenant.

This family lived in Morston Hall and farmed the adjoining 2000 acres for about forty years.

When he died in 1903 his son Robert Wrench Wood (1876–1949) moved into the Hall and continued to manage their large farm until its sale in 1911.

In 1911 the Townshend family put both their Stiffkey and Morston properties on the market which together consisted of over 6000 acres.

[10] Today the Hall is owned by Tracy and Galton Blackiston, who run it as a country house hotel.