William Franks (landowner)

William Franks (died July 1797) was a landowner in East Barnet, Hadley Wood and Cheshunt, and the owner of a large estate in the former Enfield Chace.

[4] In 1786, Franks bought Mount Pleasant (later known as Belmont) from Sir William Henry Ashhurst.

[5] In 1790, he bought Beech Hill Park, the former home of Francis Russell, and sold Mount Pleasant to William Wroughton.

[7] Their children included: Franks died at Bristol Wells in July 1797.

[17] Beech Hill Park was described as a "capital residence" and an "elegant spacious modern-built mansion".