Philip John Miles, Bristol merchant, banker and landowner, owner of the Abbots Leigh estate
Dates: 1773–1845
Biography
Bristol merchant and banker who acquired the Abbots Leigh estate in 1811 and commissioned Leigh Court, the grand country house that replaced the earlier Norton manor complex.
Notes / Sources
His wealth was connected with sugar, shipping and banking; the manor conveyance itself is independently supported by Historic England.
Research sources:
- Historic England, Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, list entry 1000407; Abbots Leigh Parish Heritage Group, “The Miles Family”; Miles v Langley, 1829 report. — https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000407
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