Shoscombe Old Place was a stately house and estate near the village of Shoscombe in Berkshire. It was the seat of the Falder family, last of the late Sir James Falder and his wife, Lady Beatrice; after Sir James' death, Beatrice's brother, Sir Robert Norberton, came to live with her. Sherlock Holmes and John Watson visited the estate to investigate a potential crime at the request of John Mason, the head groom, who was disturbed by the sudden strange behavior of Sir Robert and his sister in the lead-up to the Derby.