▁than ▁Anthony , ▁while ▁George ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁his ▁sister . ▁As ▁George ▁grew ▁into ▁ad ul th ood , ▁he ▁re located ▁to ▁Clar end on ▁Park ▁and ▁Far ley , ▁W ilt shire . ▁Philipp a ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁Adam ▁Brow ne , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et ▁of ▁B etch worth . ▁Anthony ▁inherited ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁his ▁grand father , ▁father , ▁and ▁father - in - law , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁St ▁G iles ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁vast ▁hold ings ▁of ▁the ▁Sh aft es bury ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ' s ▁parents ▁both ▁died ▁before ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁years . ▁At ▁their ▁death , ▁Anthony ▁inherited ▁extensive ▁est ates , ▁after ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁hold ings ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁Cooper ▁families ▁in ▁Ham pshire , ▁W ilt shire , ▁Dor set ▁and ▁Som erset . ▁The ▁vast ▁properties , ▁lands , ▁and ▁hold ings ▁effectively ▁solid ified ▁the ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁family ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁family ▁also ▁own s ▁L ough ▁Ne agh , ▁the ▁largest ▁lake ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁parents , ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁and ▁his ▁sib lings ▁lived ▁with ▁Sir ▁Daniel ▁N orton , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁Trust ees , ▁at ▁South wick , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁trust ed ▁friend