Francis Philips, Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, proprietor of Bank Hall and Abbey Cwmhir
Dates: 1771-1850
Biography
Lancashire industrialist and landowner who purchased the Abbey Cwmhir estate in 1837 and began its improvement as a family country estate.
Notes / Sources
The surname is sometimes rendered Phillips in secondary material; the estate and family sources generally use Philips.
Research sources:
- Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, Historic Settlements Survey: Radnorshire, Abbey Cwmhir; Abbey Cwmhir Hall historical summary. — https://heneb.org.uk/archive/cpat/ycom/radnor/abbeycwmhir.pdf
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