British Aristocrat, the Earl of Leicester, Accused of 'Land Grab' by Locals
The Earl of Leicester is one of Britain’s richest landowners. His detractors say that he has wrongfully claimed 3,000 acres of common land—but the courts disagree.
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The Earl of Leicester is one of Britain’s richest landowners. His detractors say that he has wrongfully claimed 3,000 acres of common land—but the courts disagree.
Burnham Overy Staithe is at the centre of an extraordinary row as villagers say the land was wrongly claimed by the Earl of Leicester and…
Holkham Hall, valued at more than £200 million, is on the north Norfolk coast and owned by the Earl of Leicester, Thomas Coke, who argues the 3,000 acres of land is lawfully part of his estate.
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