In 1863 the lease was renewed by Theobald Theobald.
The rectory estate passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under an order in council in 1867.
But in 1877 Theobald bought the freehold.
When Theobald died in 1884, his widow lived in the house until her nephew Colonel Henry Norton B. Good became the owner in 1902.
Colonel Good was a member of the Royal Fusiliers and served in the Second Boer War.
He decorated the great hall with hunting trophies.
He died in 1929 and his widow auctioned the seven acre estate.
Dorothy Elizabeth Pike became the owner and sold it in 1932 to Rev. George Berens-Dowdeswell, great-grandson of William Dowdeswell, and Mrs. Eveline Mary Berens-Dowdeswell (née Hunter), who sold their estate on Severn Ham, Tewkesbury.
In 1941, Evelyn St. Croix Fleming moved in.
She was the mother of Peter and James Bond-creator Ian Fleming by her first husband, and lived here until 1958.
In 1863 the lease was renewed by Theobald Theobald. The rectory estate passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under an order in council in 1867. But in 1877 Theobald bought the freehold. When Theobald died in 1884, his widow lived in the house until her nephew Colonel Henry Norton B. Good became the owner in 1902. Colonel Good was a member of the Royal Fusiliers and served in the Second Boer War. He decorated the great hall with hunting trophies. He died in 1929 and his widow auctioned the seven acre estate. Dorothy Elizabeth Pike became the owner and sold it in 1932 to Rev. George Berens-Dowdeswell, great-grandson of William Dowdeswell, and Mrs. Eveline Mary Berens-Dowdeswell (née Hunter), who sold their estate on Severn Ham, Tewkesbury. In 1941, Evelyn St. Croix Fleming moved in. She was the mother of Peter and James Bond-creator Ian Fleming by her first husband, and lived here until 1958.
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay