6 6 2 ) ▁purchased ▁the ▁nearby ▁man or ▁of ▁La unc eston ▁and ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁New port ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁St . ▁Stephen , ▁and ▁moved ▁his ▁main ▁residence ▁to ▁Buck land ▁Mon ach orum , ▁where up on ▁he ▁sold ▁W err ington ▁to ▁Sir ▁William ▁Mor ice . ▁ ▁Mor ice ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 ▁to ▁Sir ▁William ▁Mor ice ▁( 1 6 0 2 – 1 6 7 6 ), ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁to ▁King ▁Charles ▁II , ▁who ▁also ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Dra ke ▁family ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁La unc eston . ▁The ▁present ▁m ansion , ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁W err ington ▁Park ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁descend ants ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 0 s , ▁possibly ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁William ▁Kent , ▁which ▁involved ▁the ▁demol ition ▁and ▁re - s iting ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Martin . ▁ ▁Per cy ▁The ▁man or ▁with ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Per cy , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁North umber land ▁( 1 7 1 4 – 1 7 8 6 ), ▁who ▁further ▁emb ell ished ▁the ▁interior . ▁He ▁also ▁purchased ▁all ▁the ▁out lying ▁ten ements ▁in ▁New port ▁and ▁much ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁La unc eston . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁ 1 8 6 4 – 1 8