Earlier Houses: The site of the current house originally housed a preceptory of the Knights Hospitalers of St. John.

Built / Designed For: Edward Griffin

House & Family History: The current house probably includes fragments of the earlier preceptory, but is primarily a house of 1558-60 designed for Edward Griffin. Dingley was converted in the 1980s into 11 apartments and houses by Kit Martin.

Garden & Outbuildings: The Stableblock, also now divided into flats and houses, is a separate entity on the other side of a private road called Church Lane.

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 120, 1854.

Country Life: XLIX, 462 plan, 494, 1921.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Edward Griffin, 16th century; Sir Edmund Griffin, 17th century; Griffin family here until late 18th century. Hungerforo family, 18th century. William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe, 19th century. Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association

Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family

Ownership Details: Condos

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No