Complex sentence: Aswarby Hall was the seat of the Hervey and Carr (or Carre) families and in the mid- 19th century was owned by Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Baron Whichcote and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.
Split into simpler sentences: Aswarby Hall was the seat of the Hervey and Carr (or Carre) families. In the mid- 19th century, it was owned by Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Baron Whichcote and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.