Enid Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
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Enid Edith Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield was born 10 September 1878 at Marske Hall
in Yorkshire. She was the fourth child of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. On 15 February 1900 at the age of 21 she married Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield, an eligible batchelor more than twice her age. After her marriage she became Enid Edith Scudamore-Stanhope, Lady Chesterfield. They lived at Beningbrough Hall
in Yorkshire, a property which her father bought for the couple as a belated wedding present. Lady Chesterfield set up a stud farm at Beningbrough Hall in the early 1920s and bred thoroughbred racehorses, one of which called Sun Castle won the 1941 St Leger Stakes. She was the last person to live at Beningbrough Hall
where she was from 1917 until her death on 30 November 1957.
Marske Hall
Marske Hall is a 17th century former mansion house, now serving as an institutional residence, in Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England. It has Grade I listed building status....
in Yorkshire. She was the fourth child of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. On 15 February 1900 at the age of 21 she married Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield, an eligible batchelor more than twice her age. After her marriage she became Enid Edith Scudamore-Stanhope, Lady Chesterfield. They lived at Beningbrough Hall
Beningbrough Hall
Beningbrough Hall is a large Georgian mansion near the village of Beningbrough, North Yorkshire, England overlooking the River Ouse. It boasts one of Britain's finest baroque interiors and an attractive walled garden, as well as being home to over 100 portraits on loan from the National Portrait...
in Yorkshire, a property which her father bought for the couple as a belated wedding present. Lady Chesterfield set up a stud farm at Beningbrough Hall in the early 1920s and bred thoroughbred racehorses, one of which called Sun Castle won the 1941 St Leger Stakes. She was the last person to live at Beningbrough Hall
Beningbrough Hall
Beningbrough Hall is a large Georgian mansion near the village of Beningbrough, North Yorkshire, England overlooking the River Ouse. It boasts one of Britain's finest baroque interiors and an attractive walled garden, as well as being home to over 100 portraits on loan from the National Portrait...
where she was from 1917 until her death on 30 November 1957.