x all ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century , ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁they ▁were ▁rent ing ▁the ▁Hall ▁to ▁local ▁far mers . ▁ ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁the ▁man or ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁John ▁S ack ville , ▁ 3 rd ▁Duke ▁of ▁Dor set ▁to ▁John ▁Prin sep ▁a ▁wealth y ▁East ▁India ▁merchant ▁and ▁later ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁method ▁of ▁this ▁sale ▁is ▁unclear , ▁with ▁some ▁evidence ▁suggesting ▁Prin sep ▁acquired ▁the ▁Hall ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁bet / w ager . ▁His ▁son ▁Thomas ▁Prin sep , ▁( High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Derby shire ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ), ▁left ▁the ▁ ▁estate ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Thomas ▁Lev ett ▁of ▁Wy chn or ▁Hall ▁who ▁there up on ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Lev ett - Pr in sep . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Lev ett - Pr in sep ▁family ▁had ▁fallen ▁on ▁hard ▁times ; ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁Cro x all ▁Est ate ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Dev on . ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁subsequently ▁split ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁the ▁Hall ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁Captain ▁Char l ton ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ed ith ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁farm . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁their ▁son , ▁Major ▁Nicholas ▁Char l ton , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ,