FASCINATION ABOUT MARSTONHOUSE.ORG

Boyle experienced purchased 'the Manor of Marston Bigott' from Sir John Hippisley, at that time 'a fair property, with orchards, gardens and enjoyable walks over it' (quoted in McGarvie 1987i). Boyle left Marston to his young son, Lord Broghill, initially Earl of Orrery, who was deeply linked to Irish affairs and neglected Marston right until 1666