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Nuneham House, Oxfordshire, England= Nuneham House is a Palladian villa, at Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire England. It was built for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt in 1756. It is owned by Oxford University and is currently used as a retreat centre by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. It is a Grade II* listed building.Lord Harcourt demolished the old village in the 1760s in ord...
Stanton Harcourt Manor, Oxfordshire, England=In 1066 STANTON , including land in South Leigh, was held by Alnod, and in 1086 by Odo of Bayeux: it was reckoned at 26 hides,of which one lay in Hanborough and was given to Oseney abbey c. 1138. Another 1 ½ hide in 'Pereio', probably in South Leigh, and held under Odo by Wadard, was apparently absorbed into the main Stanton estate before the late 12...