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Kilverstone was purchased by the Wrights, a family of flock masters, in 1588. By 1593 Wright already held three tenements, and between 1596 and 1621 he and his family were purchasing more land and messuages. With other flocks in Croxton, Weeting and Carbrooke the Wrights were very prosperous and the second member of the family to hold Kilverstone built a new manor house which replaced the two medieval ones. The medieval manor houses stood to the south of St Andrew's church on either side of the lane. Kilverstone village eventually dwindled away in the late 17th century and by 1737 all the tenancies had been purchased by the Wrights until only eight houses remained. An estate had been created by steady engrossment.

The cluster of present-day buildings in Kilverstone include the prominent landmarks of the water tower, built of flint with decorative brickwork in ca 1905 in the arts & crafts style, and the round-towered St Andrew's church, situated a short distance further to the west. Kilverstone Hall was greatly enlarged by Josiah Vavasseur, technical director of the arms manufacturing firm William Armstrong Ltd. The adjoining parkland estate extends to 3,000 acres and is home to a herd of white fallow deer. Upon Josiah Vavasseur's death the house and park were inherited by Cecil Fisher - son of Jacky Fisher (naval reformer Admiral Jacky Fisher) and adopted heir to Vavasseur. Admiral Fisher and his wife moved into the Hall by invitation upon his retirement in 1910 and lived there until he returned to London to take up the position of First Sea Lord upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The house is still owned by the Fisher family but the adjoining annexe and other cottages on the property were sold off and the 1905 Art Nouveau water tower has been converted into flats. The barns and stables are presently being converted for commercial use.