The historic house is surrounded by 1,300 acres (530 hectares) of parkland which is occupied by deer, sheep, ponds and woodlands. More than 30 flood warnings, including for the River Witham which ...

She said: "Yesterday morning we got the usual text that there was a flood alert but we get them all the time. "At 8 o clock the house was surrounded by water, within an hour it came in the house ...