The Vyne, Sherbourne St John is in Sherbourne St John, Basingstoke.
In 1362 William Fyffhide died. The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map], which formed part of the manor of Sherborne Cowdray, was recorded as having a manor house and chapel.
Before 1435 Walter Sandes [aged 59] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map] from the family of his wife. He allowed his daughter Joan Sandes and her husband William Brocas [aged 55] to live there.
In 1438 William Sandes was born to Thomas Sandes [aged 34] at The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He married in or before 1470 Margaret Cheney and had issue.
In 1470 William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne was born to William Sandes [aged 32] and Margaret Cheney [aged 17] at The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He married in or before 1487 Margret Bray and had issue.
Around 1520 Henry Sandes was born to Thomas Sandys 2nd Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 23] and Elizabeth Manners Baroness Sandys Vyne at The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He married in or before 1545 his sixth cousin Elizabeth Windsor, daughter of William Windsor 2nd Baron Windsor and Margaret Sambourne Baroness Windsor, and had issue.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 22nd October 1535. R. O. 663. W. Lord Sandys to Cromwell.
The King and Queen [aged 34] came to my poor house on Friday the 15th of this month, and continued there till Tuesday. I expected to have seen you, which would have been a great comfort to me and my poor wife. Please to remember that on behalf of my friend, John Awdelett, of Abingdon, you were pleased to befriend him; but I hear from him that the matter at variance betwixt the abbot and him has not been committed, as you promised, to be decided by certain indifferent persons. The Vine [Map], 22 Oct. 27 Hen. VIII. Signed.
In 1569 William Sandys 3rd Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 26] was visited by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 35] at The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map].
Sometime after the death his father on 6th April 1644 William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes sold The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map] to Chaloner Chute of The Vyne. He demolished two thirds of the Tudor house and made significant alterations to the remainder including the addition of the north-east portico, employing the architect and pupil of Inigo Jones, John Webb.
In 1754 Anthony Chute [aged 62] died. His brother John Chute [aged 52] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He redesigned and refurnished much of the interior of the house, removed most of the formal gardens, and may have been responsible for the enlargement of the lake to its present form.
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On 26th May 1776 John Chute [aged 74] died. His cousin Thomas Lobb aka Chute [aged 55] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He subsequently adopted the surname Chute.
In 1790 Thomas Lobb aka Chute [aged 69] died. William John Chute [aged 33] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map].
In 1824 William John Chute [aged 67] died. His younger brother Thomas Chute [aged 52] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map].
In 1827 Thomas Chute [aged 55] died. His godson from his mother's family William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 27] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He subsequently adopted the surname Chute. Thomas' deceased brother William's wife Elizabeth Smith retained a life interest in The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map].
On 29th September 1956 Charles Chute 1st Baronet [aged 77] died. Baronet Chute of The Vyne in Hampshire extinct. He bequeathed The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map], to the National Trust.