Beaudesert (house)

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Beaudesert circa 1880.
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Beaudesert circa 1880.
An old print of Beaudesert House
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An old print of Beaudesert House

Beaudesert in Staffordshire, was one of the family seats of the Paget family — the Marquesses of Anglesey. The estate was obtained by William Paget, 1st Baron Paget in approximately 1550; the family's other main seat is at Plas Newydd.

The estate was broken up by the 6th Marquess of Anglesey in 1936 due to financial difficulties; as a result of the estate sale, much of the fine timber and woodland was felled and sold.

Today some of the former estate land is used as a Scout and Guide camp and a local wildlife trust and the house is used for residential courses.

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Staffordshire Record Office keeps the estate archives.

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