ðə pˈɑːɹklənd ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɔːt baɪ sˌɜː wˈɑːlstən dˈɪksi, lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv lˈʌndən, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd ðə mˈeɪn hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv wˈɪljəm ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ænd mˈɛɹi ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː baɪ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz dᵻsˈɛndənt sˌɜː bˈoʊmɔnt dˈɪksi, sˈɛkənd bˈæɹənˌɛt, hˌuː hæd ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
The parkland of the present house was bought by Sir Wolstan Dixie, Lord Mayor of London, in 1589, and the main house was built during the reign of William III and Mary II by his brother's descendant Sir Beaumont Dixie, 2nd Baronet, who had inherited the estate in 1682.