page_title: Paul Foley (ironmaster)
section_title: Gentleman
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Foley (ironmaster) / Gentleman
context_page_description: Paul Foley, also known as Speaker Foley, was the second son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court, the prominent Midlands ironmaster.
context_section_description: Paul Foley had the resources from his father and the profits of his ironworks to buy himself a substantial estate around Stoke Edith in Herefordshire, part of which still belongs to a descendant.  Important purchases included Stoke Edith from the trustees of Sir Henry Lingen in 1670 (made by his father), and other property from Sir Thomas Cooke in 1683. He rebuilt the house at Stoke Edith and laid out formal gardens and a park (which he had a royal licence to empark.
caption: Stoke Edith House – built by Paul Foley.
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