The house was built in 1850 for Reverend Arthur Lucton Childe. He was related to the Childe, Lacon - Childe and Baldwyn - Childe families of Kilnet Manor, Shropshire and Kyre Park, nr Tenbury Wells. The property was designed by architect, Abraham Perkins from Worcester and was built to offer a property large enough for the reverends family and offering large formal gardens.