Complex sentence: John Preston Hippisley inherited the house in 1956 on the death of his father Richard John Bayntun Hippisley and in order to settle the liability for inheritance tax he sold Ston Easton.
Split into simpler sentences: John Preston Hippisley inherited the house in 1956 when his father Richard John Bayntun Hippisley died. In order to settle the bill for inheritance tax he sold Ston Easton.