William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr
British aristocrat and politician
About William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr
Lived 1921 – 1988 (aged 66). William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr was a British politician and aristocrat.
William Herbrand Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr ( 16 October 1921 – 9 February 1988) was a British peer. He inherited the earldom on 28 January 1976 on the death of his father Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr.
In September 1981, the Earl allowed Doctor Who to film on his large tranche of Ashdown Forest for the episode "Black Orchid".
In the autumn of 1987, the earl offered to sell that forest, the direct inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, to the East Sussex County Council at a below-market price of £1.2 million for the .
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British aristocrat and politician (1921-1988)
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William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr was born on 16 October 1921.
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William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr died on 9 February 1988.
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