The ancestral seat of the Marquises of Aldridge is Kinleven House. It became part of the Chillingham and later the Haverford estates when the daughter of the last Scots Marquis of Aldridge, a courtier of James VI who became James 1 of England, married Baron Chillingham and gave birth to a son who inherited both titles.
The marquisate owns many properties throughout Scotland, but Kinleven Houseis one of the grandest and most gracious.
The Yorkshire estate of Haddow Hall has been in the Haverford family since the original owners backed the wrong king at the time of the Glorious Revolution, when James II left the country just ahead Read more…
Ty-Du is a small mansion by Haverford standards, only 12 bedrooms, and seldom visited by the Duke of Haverford or any member of his immediate family. His Grace has had occasion to spend several weeks Read more…
The Melvich estate is the northernmost of the Haverford estates. Dun Melvich, the castle that overlooks the coast, is the principal residence in an area that boasts mostly cottages for crofters and fishermen. It was Read more…