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Haling Grove was once part of the larger Haling Park country estate which reached as far as Duppas Hill. The house at Haling Grove was probably early Victorian, and was occupied by a succession of owners, the last being Mr Sydney Shorter, a London Merchant, who was frequently seen exercising his horses at Haling Grove, or riding a high trap through the town. Mr Shorter was also a breeder of horses and he also owned a Stud Farm at Cookham. He employed a coachman, two grooms and a stable boy at Haling Grove.