RBH Home
  Maps & Travels
  Articles
  Legends
  Towns & Villages
  Castles & Houses
  Churches
  Biographies
  Gentry
  Family History
  Odds & Ends
  For Kids
  Teacher's Page
  Mail David

• Benham Park is a Georgian mansion in West Berkshire. It is near Newbury.
• It was built for Lord Craven in 1775. His other house at Hamstead Marshall had burnt down.
• The architect had help from his father-in-law, Capability Brown. He was a famous gardener.
• Lord Craven did not get on with his wife. She went travelling in Europe to get away from him. She had a fun time at the Court of the Margarve of Anspach. He was a King in Germany.
• When Lord Craven died, his widow married the Margrave. He sold his kingdom and the two lived at Benham Park instead!
• The House is now offices.