Papplewick Hall

Papplewick Hall

Papplewick Hall
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG15 8FE

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About Papplewick Hall

IN the burial ground belonging to Papplewick Church there is a grand, sombre yew, and just beyond the spread of its sheltering branches is to be observed a tomb of more pretension than the rest of the graves, which are chiefly marked by such humble memorials as one is accustomed to see in a country churchyard. The lettering upon the stone informs us that eighty years ago the remains of the Right Honourable Frederick Montagu were consigned to their last resting place. In 1787 Mr. Montagu built Papplewick Hall, and, for some thirteen years, chiefly lived there when he was not occupied in the service of his country. Mr. Frederick Montagu was a man of some consequence. He was appointed a Lord of the Treasury, in 1782, when Lord Rockingham was at the head of the Government, and again, in 1783, he held office under the Duke of Portland, though only for a short time. The Papplewick estate still forms part of the very large property belonging of the Montagus, who own some 3,300 acres of land in this county. In the quiet church at Papplewick, standing in an isolated position amongst the trees of the park, there are mural monuments, which serve to remind one of the former connection of the Montagus with this county. There is one to the memory of Lady Wearg, daughter of Lord Chief Baron Mo