The Osbornes - it was the Osbornes who first enclosed the land, uniting it into one estate. They are also thought to have built the village church St Dionysus/St Denys.
The Hanburys - William Hanbury, a noted antiquarian, completed the current Hall in the early 1730s. His fortunes were bolstered by an advantageous marriage to a niece of Viscount Bateman. His grandson, William Hanbury III, succeeded to the baronetcy.
The Naylors - Richard Christopher Naylor, a Liverpool banker, cotton trader and horse racing enthusiast purchased the estate in 1864, probably for its fox-hunting potential.