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The Maskelyne family were landowners and farmers in and around Purton Stoke for centuries. The Fifth Astronomer Royal - Nevil Maskelyne DD - spent five weeks holiday each year from Greenwich at one of the family homes " The Mansion House at Stoke ". He inherited it in 1775
The " Mansion House ", which, when it was built was surrounded by a moat, is now called Ponds Farm and still retains an impressive large pond in front of the main entrance.