▁Council . ▁This ▁w ard ▁st ret ches ▁north ▁to ▁B ride k irk ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁of ▁ 4 , 1 7 8 . ▁D oven by ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁D ear ham ▁and ▁Br ought on ▁Ward ▁of ▁C umb ria ▁County ▁Council . ▁ ▁For ▁Par ish ▁Council ▁purposes ▁D oven by ▁belongs ▁to ▁B ride k irk ▁Par ish ▁Council , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁T all ent ire ▁and ▁B ride k irk . ▁ ▁D oven by ▁Hall ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁pe el ▁tower . ▁The ▁main ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Lam pl ugh ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁house ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Dy kes ▁family ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁rem od elled ▁for ▁the ▁Ball ent ine - D y kes ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁from ▁Colonel ▁Ball antine - D y kes ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁hospital , ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Mal col m ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁former ▁r ally ▁driver , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and , ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁ref urb ishment , ▁then ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁Ford ' s ▁World