The Fitzherberts, a staunchly Catholic family, were Royalist sympathisers during the English Civil War and the house was irreparably damaged by the Parliamentarian forces.

The manor was rebuilt in about 1729 to an impressive Georgian style design by architect Francis Smith of Warwick, consisting of three storeys and a nine-bayed frontage.

The chapel has Grade II* listed status[1] and today serves as the parish church for the local Catholic community.

In January 2013 the government announced plans to build the High Speed 2 railway and part of it would pass through the historic estate, with the railhead located at Stone.

Francis Fitzherbert, 15th Baron Stafford, was among the first who opposed the plans, stating that the railway's path would irreparably damage the countryside and that the estate constitutes part of a designated conservation area.