Complex sentence: Built in 1221, it became the residence of the Bishop of Newcastle before becoming home to the Shafto Family until the 1770s when it was sold by Robert Shafto (the son of Bobby Shafto, immortalised in the famous song of the same name).
Split into simpler sentences: Built in 1221, it became the residence of the Bishop of Newcastle. It became home to the Shafto Family until the 1770s, when it was sold by Robert Shafto (the son of Bobby Shafto, immortalised in the famous song of the same name).