Our House: Inside the home of Huddersfield’s aristocracy

Nov 10 2009 By Emma Davison

As he will be busy with his new responsibilities, he has decided to put his grand Marsden home on the market.

He says: "I am very sad to sell it, a lot of thought has gone into it and it’s in an absolutely outstanding spot. I hope there will be a lot of interest in it!"

Lord Dartmouth factfileLord Dartmouth was born William Legge on September 23, 1949.

He is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England representing the United Kingdom Independence Party.

He is the eldest son of Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth and Raine McCorquodale, the daughter of romantic novelist Barbara Cartland. He was a step-brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Lord Dartmouth had a seat in the House of Lords until the Labour Party’s reforms, which removed most hereditary members. In January 2007 he announced he was leaving the Conservative Party in favour of UKIP over concerns about Tory leader David Cameron’s policies.

Lord Dartmouth was elected as the second UKIP candidate for the South West England region in the European Parliament election, 2009.