▁agricult ural ▁and ▁housing ▁estate ▁near ▁W antage ▁that ▁today ▁includes ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁property ▁en comp ass ing ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁West ▁Lock inge , ▁East ▁Lock inge ▁and ▁Ar d ington . ▁The ▁current ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Lock inge ▁Est ate ▁is ▁Thomas ▁Lo yd . ▁Al most ▁the ▁entire ▁estate ▁is ▁included ▁within ▁the ▁North ▁W esse x ▁Down s ▁Area ▁of ▁Out standing ▁Natural ▁Beaut y ▁( A ON B ). ▁ ▁The ▁ancient ▁I ck n ield ▁Way ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁estate , ▁as ▁does ▁the ▁modern - day ▁National ▁Cy cle ▁Route ▁ 5 4 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁Following ▁consecutive ▁land ▁purch ases ▁the ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁estate ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁estate ▁grew ▁in ▁character ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Lady ▁Har ri et ▁and ▁Robert ▁Lo yd - L inds ay , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁W antage , ▁who ▁significantly ▁improved ▁housing ▁and ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁estate ▁workers ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁worker ' s ▁model ▁village . ▁Lord ▁W antage ▁also ▁had ▁Lock inge ▁House ▁extended ▁and ▁renov ated , ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁ice ▁house ▁and ▁or ang ery , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁fund ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Ar d ington ▁Lock ▁that ▁linked ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁W antage ▁via ▁the ▁Wil ts ▁& ▁Ber ks ▁Canal . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁modern ised ▁under ▁Christopher ▁Lo yd ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁Two