▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁and ▁passed ▁by ▁marriage ▁to ▁S oth ill ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Dr ury . ▁It ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁Henry ▁Dr ury ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 ▁to ▁John ▁Bur ton ▁of ▁Bra unst on , ▁whose ▁son ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Bur ton ▁baron ets ▁of ▁Sto cker ston . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 3 , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Bur ton ▁B t ▁was ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Le ic esters hire ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Bur ton ▁B t ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁honour . ▁ ▁The ▁B urt ons ▁were ▁imp over ished ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁sold ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁D uns com be ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 6 8 5 . ▁The ▁D uns com bes ▁demol ished ▁the ▁old ▁man or ▁house ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁present ▁Georg ian ▁style ▁m ansion ▁upon ▁its ▁found ations ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁The ▁attract ive ▁red ▁brick ▁and ▁stone ▁dressed ▁entrance ▁front ▁of ▁five ▁b ays ▁has ▁a ▁central ▁T us can ▁order ▁por ch . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁D uns com be ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁own ers ▁and ▁ten ants ▁followed ▁including ▁Walker , ▁B ella irs , ▁Fen w ic ke , ▁ ▁Stevens on ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Whit gre ave . ▁By ▁ 1