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Clausholm er et dansk slot, der er beliggende ca. 12 km. sydøst for Randers i Voldum Sogn i Favrskov Kommune. Der er fundet spor af Clausholm tilbage fra 1100-tallet, men det nuværende slot blev opført af storkansler grev Conrad Reventlow i 1690'erne med Ernst Brandenburger som bygmester. Denne er blandt andet kendt for Frederiksberg Slot. Den svenske arkitekt Nicodemus Tessin d.y. var også i...
Estvadgaard har i tidens løb været ejet af mange magtfulde adelsslægter, bl.a. Gyldenstierne og Rantzau. Estvadgaard var i store dele af 1700-tallet en stiftelse, der gav husly til 12 adelige enker og frøkener. Estvadgaard har i tidens løb haft tre forskellige hovedbygninger. Den nuværende hovedbygning er blevet renoveret og ombygget af flere omgange, ligesom den har gennemgået omfattende resta...
Kent - Main Page Historical County of England This is the Umbrella Project Page for Kent England Related Projects Kent Burials Kent - Famous People Kent -Genealogical Resources Kent Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards Historic Buildings of Kent Historical Kent People Connected to Kent
Suffolk Historic County of England. Related Projects Suffolk Famous People Historical Suffolk Historic Buildings of Suffolk Suffolk Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards People Connected to Suffolk
Ormstrup er en hovedgård i Sahl Sogn i Viborg Kommune. Den ligger ligger cirka 4 kilometer syd for Bjerringbro og 3 kilometer fra Tange Sø Ormstrup er kendt fra før 1371 da den tilhørte en ridder Laurits Hvas (ca 1300 – 1371), som deltog i adelens opstand mod Valdemar Atterdag i 1357, og den blev i denne familie til begyndelsen af 1500-tallet, da de gik fallit, og bispestolen i Viborg overtog...
Vilhelmsborg is the National Equestrian Centre of Denmark and a listed building in Aarhus Municipality. The main manor building was completed in 1842 and was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency on 3 March 1945. The manor lies 10 km. south of Aarhus, by Beder-Malling in Mårslet Parish, and is today owned by Aarhus Municipality along with 288 hectares of adjoining land. In the 19th century H. ...
I det 14. århundrede tilhørte Boller Stig Pedersen Skovgaard fra den magtfulde Hvide-slægt, der i højmiddelalderen dominerede dansk politik. Den næste navngivne ejer var Mads Thorstensen Vognsen, der ejede gården i år 1380. Hans efterkommere ejede Boller i næsten to hundrede år. Hans sønnesøn, Jens Pedersen, der døde omkring 1500, kunne således efterlade gården til sine to døtre, Johanne og K...
Historic Buildings of Wiltshire England Image right - Longford Castle Image by Peter - originally posted to Flickr as Longford Castle, CC BY 2.0, Wiki Commons See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Wiltshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropr...
Historic Buildings of Yorkshire England Image right - Middleham Castle Image by CJW - CJW, Attribution, Wiki Commons See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Yorkshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated w...
Bramming Hovedgård blev grundlagt den 17. juni 1572, da Kristen Nielsen Lange – en halvadelige mand, da hans far var adelig og hans mor var bondedatter – fik tildelt Bramming landsby som fæstegårde af kongen. Den lille Vestergård i Bramming blev sløjfet til fordel for en passende bolig for Kristen Lange. Bramminggård var dermed bygget. Den gik i arv til sønnen Ivar Lange. I 1643 brændte gårde...
Yorkshire Historic County of England This is the Umbrella Project Page for Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire Arms - image right Image from Yorkshire Heritage Related Projects Yorkshire Famous People Yorkshire Genealogical Resources Historical Yorkshire Historic Buildings of Yorkshire Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
Manor Cemeteries in Estonia The purpose of this project is to list manor cemeteries in Estonia, adding the names of notable people buried there. Please link GENI profiles of those buried in the listed Cemeteries to this project, (or the individual pages where they exist). Eesti mõisakalmistud, Ketlin Sirge magistritöö Eesti mõisakalmistud @ google maps Harjumaa Kose mõisa kalm...
Nørre Vosborg (tidligere Wosborg) er en herregård syd for Vemb i Ulfborg Sogn, Holstebro Kommune, Region Midtjylland, tidligere Ulfborg Herred, Ringkøbing Amt. Nørre Vosborg blev grundlagt omkring 1575 og omfatter et firefløjet anlæg med tilhørende avlsgård. Hovedgårdens bygninger stammer fra de fire århundreder fra 1500-tallet til 1800-tallet. Til gården hører 216 hektar land. Herregården bl...
isselfeld, a former monastery, is Denmark's fifth-largest estate. Located between Haslev and Næstved, it extends into several municipalities but the main building is located in Braaby Parish in Faxe Municipality. The estate measures 3,850 hectares, including Hesede, Edelesminde, Brødebæk and Gødstrupgård, of which 2,400 hectares is forest. The three-storeyed Renaissance-style building has stepp...
Arbury Hall, Warwickshire, England Arbury Hall (grid reference SP335893) is a Grade I listed country house in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England, and the ancestral home of the Newdigate family, later the Newdigate-Newdegate and Fitzroy-Newdegate families. Image right Arbury Hall from Morris's Country Seats (1880) . Attribution: In the Public Dpmain in its country of origin and other countrie...
Coley Park, Berkshire, England Coley Park was the home of the Vachell Family from 1309 until 1727. The family maxim, Tis better to Suffer than to Revenge, is said to have come from an incident which took place here in the 14th century. John Vachell was in dispute with the Abbot of Reading over rights of way through the former's estate. The Abbot sent a monk to test his rights with a load of c...
Herefordshire Historic County of England Related Projects Herefordshire Famous People Herefordshire Genealogical Resources Historical Herefordshire Historic Buildings of Herefordshire Herefordshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards People Connected to Herefordshire
Sussex Historic County of England . Related Projects Sussex - Famous People Sussex - Genealogical Resources Historical Sussex Historic Buildings of East Sussex Historic Buildings of West Sussex Sussex - Monumental Inscriptions and Graveyards
Hampshire - Main Page Historic County of England Image right - County Flag of Hampshire . Attribution - By Hogweard - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Hampshire Famous People Hampshire Genealogical Resources Historical Hampshire Historic Buildings of Hampshire Hampshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
Historic Buildings of Warwickshire England Image right - Warwick Castle Image by DeFacto - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wiki Commons See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Warwickshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of peopl...
Historic Buildings of Devon England The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Devon, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image right - Compton Castle, Devon ...
Devon Historic County of England. Image right - St. Petroc's flag of Devon. By Greentubing - Made by self, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Devon Famous People Devon Genealogical Resources Historical Devon Historic Buildings of Devon Devon Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
Lancashire Historic County of England. Related Projects Lancashire Famous People Lancashire Genealogical Resources Historical Lancashire incl. Manchester Merseyside Historic Buildings of Lancashire Greater Manchester post 1974 High Sheriff of Lancashire
Historic Buildings of Lancashire England Including Manchester The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Lancashire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Imag...
Fjellerup Østergaard eller blot Østergaard ved landsbyen Fjellerup, Fjellerup Sogn, Djurs Nørre Herred, Norddjurs Kommune på Norddjursland er en avlsgård under Meilgaard, men var tidligere en selvstændig herregård. I de ældste tider gik gården i arv, men navnlig i 1700-tallet solgtes den mange gange. Blandt de mere prominente ejere var greverne Scheel på Gammel Estrup. I 1889 blev Østergaard er...
Krengerup er en hovedgård, som er dannet i 1600 af Gabriel Knudsen Akeleye. Navnet Krengerup nævnes allerede i 1514 i Ørsted Sogn; men der siges intet om, hvorvidt det bæres af en by eller en gård. Gården fik et nyt navn i 1783, nu kaldt Frederikslund til 1917, nu atter kaldt Krengerup. Gården ligger ca. tre kilometer nord for Glamsbjerg i Assens Kommune. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1772 ved Han...
Brahetrolleborg er et cistercienserkloster, som er kendt fra 1172 som Holmekloster. Det blev kaldt Rantzausholm i 1568 og Brahetrolleborg fra 1667. Gården ligger i Brahetrolleborg Sogn, Sallinge Herred, Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1400-tallet, om- og tilbygget i 1585, 1620, 1768, 1868, 1871, 1919 og 1921. I 1970'erne var der adgang til parken, men nu er alt utilgængeli...
Østergaard Mannor (still looking for list of owners) In 1660 Mogens Friis owned Moesgård along with the manors Østergaard and Skrumstrup in his large land holdings south of Aarhus. In 1662 he was granted new lands north of the city as compensation for losses incurred during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660 and he established the county of Frijsenborg. Mogens Friis sold his manors south of th...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature. Place project portals Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. Geographical Australia Canada Europe Al-Andalus Austro-Hungarian-Empire Czech Republic-Bohemia Croatia Fin...
Historic Buildings of Dorset England Image right - Athelhampton Hall , Dorchester, Dorset Image Geograph © Copyright Sarah Smith and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Dorset, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associate...
Bearwood College, Berkshire, England In about 1830, John Walter (1776–1847), owner of The Times newspaper, purchased the 5,000-acre (20 km2) estate in which the school is now located. His son, also called John Walter (1818–1894), employed architect Robert Kerr to build a mansion within it as his country seat. Erected 1865–74, it is one of the largest Victorian country houses in England. Nikol...
Historic Buildings of Hampshire England Image right - Beaulieu Palace House Image - this photo was taken by Przemysław JahrAutorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław JahrWykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora:Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons - Own work, Public Domain,[ WIKI] The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Gloucestershir...
Beckett Hall Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) Image Right - Barnacle Lodge , built as an entrance lodge to Beckett Hall in the 1830s. Image by Motacilla - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons Beckett Hall (or Beckett House) is a country house at Shrivenham in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire). The present house dates from 1831. History This ancient historical ma...
Shirburn Castle Image Geograph © Copyright Colin Bates and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . Excerpt from A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1964. The church, dating perhaps from the late 11th century, is the oldest building in the village. The castle dates from the 14th c...
Wiltshire Mian Page Historic County of England. Related Projects Wiltshire Burials Wiltshire Famous People Heytesbury, Wiltshire Historical Wiltshire Historic Buildings of Wiltshire Wiltshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards People Connected to Wiltshire
This is the Umbrella Project Page for Gloucestershire England. Image right - Flag of Gloucestershire - by Mjpovey - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Gloucestershire Famous People Gloucestershire Genealogical Resources Historical Gloucestershire Historic Buildings of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Monumental Inscriptions
Essex Historic County of England. Image right - Flag of Essex; by Greentubing - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Essex Famous People Essex Genealogical Resources Historical Essex Historic Buildings of Essex Essex Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England Bletchley Park, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England , was the central site of the United Kingdom's Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which during the Second World War regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers. The official historian of World War II British...
Historic Buildings of Cornwall England Image right - Trerice, Newquay Image Geograph © Copyright Andrew Longton and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Cornwall, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those e...
Dorset Historic county of England . Image right - The Dorset Cross flag of Dorset - by Stephen Coombs & Dave White - Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Dorset Famous People Dorset Genealogical Resources Historical Dorset Historic Buildings of Dorset Dorset Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
Cumberland Historic County of England Image right - County flag of Cumberland - By Hogweard - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Cumberland Famous People Cumberland Genealogical Resources Historical Cumberland Historic Buildings of Cumberland Cumberland Cumbria Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards
County Durham Historic County of England Image right - New flag of County Durham, created in 2013 by Martin23230 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons This is the Umbrella Project Page for County Durham, England. Related Projects People Connected to County-Durham County Durham Famous People County Durham Genealogical Resources Historical County Durham
Cornwall Historic County of England. Image right - St.Piran's Flag of Cornwall - Created by Jon Harald Søby - Own work; Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects Cornish People People Connected to Cornwall Cornwall Famous People Cornish History Historical Cornwall Historic Buildings of Cornwall Cornish Resources Cornwall - Bastardy Bonds and Inmates
Cambridgeshire Historical County of England. Image right - Flag of Historic Cambridgeshire by Hogweard - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons Related Projects People Connected to Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Famous People Cambridgeshire Genealogical Resources Historical Cambridgeshire Historical Buildings of Cambridgeshire
Historic Buildings of East Sussex England Image right - 14th Century Bodiam Castle Image Geograph © Copyright J.Hannan-Briggs and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Historic Buildings of West Sussex The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in East Sussex, with li...
Historic Buildings of The Channel Islands See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Mont Orgueil Castle or Gorey Castle , Saint Martin, Jersey - by Man vyi - Self-photographed, Public Domain, Wiki Commons
Historic Buildings of Norfolk England Image right - Holkham Hall Image by Sean Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Norfolk, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individu...
Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland Main Page This is the umbrella page fro Historic Buildings of England projects Image Right - Buckingham Palace London Image © Copyright Lewis Clarke and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Geograph Historic houses can be stately homes, the birthplace of a famous person, or houses with interesting history or architecture. T...
This is the Umbrella Project Page for Worcestershire, England. Image right - Armorial banner of Worcestershire County Council Image by Escudo_de_Villanueva_de_Perales.svg Coat_of_Arms_of_Henry_of_Wales.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons Related Projects People Connected to Worcestershire Worcestershire Famous People Historical Worcestershire Historic Buildings of Worcestershire...
Historic Buildings of Worcestershire England Image right - Hagley Hall Image by Hagley Hall - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Worcestershire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of ...
Historic Buildings of West Sussex England Image right - Wakehurst Place Ardingly Image Geograph © Copyright Ian Capper and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Historic Buildings of East Sussex The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in West Sussex, with link...
Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England Oatlands Palace is a former Tudor and Stuart royal palace which took the place of the former manor of the village of Oatlands in Surrey, England. Little remains of the original building, so excavations of the palace took place in 1964 to rediscover its extent. The palace Much of the foundation stone for the palace came from Chertsey Abbey which fell into r...
Historic Buildings of Suffolk England Image right - Kentwell Hall , Long Melford Image Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Flickr John Fielding See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Suffolk, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropria...
Historic Buildings of Staffordshire England Image right - Whitmore Hall Image Geograph © Copyright Stephen Richards and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Staffordshire, with links to sub-projects for specific bui...
Historic Buildings of Shropshire (Salop) England Image right - Apley Park , Norton Image Geograph © Copyright Mat Fascione and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Shropshire, with links to sub-projects for specific...
Historic Buildings of Somerset England Image right - Lytes Cary Manor Image Geograph © Copyright Neil Kennedy and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Somerset, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those es...
Historic Buildings of Rutland (now East Midlands) England Image right - Tolthorpe Hall Image by Davecrosby uk - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Rutland (East Midlands), with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as app...
Hanwell Manor & Castle, Oxfordshire, England Image Geograph © Copyright Ian Rob and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . Manor Before the Norman conquest of England an Anglo-Saxon called Lewin or Leofwine held the manor of Hanwell, along with those of Chinnor and Cowley. Whereas the conquering Normans dispossessed many Saxon landowners after 1066, Leofwine still held Ha...
Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire, England Broughton Castle is a medieval manor house located in the village of Broughton which is about two miles south-west of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on the B4035 road (grid reference SP418382). It is the home of the Fiennes family, Barons Saye and Sele. The castle sits in parkland and is surrounded by a wide moat. History The castle was built as a man...
Historic Buildings of Oxfordshire England Image right - Blenheim Palace Image By Blenheim_Palace_2006_cropped.jpg: *Blenheim_Palace_2006.jpg: gailf548 from New York State, USAderivative work: Nev1 (talk)derivative work: Durova (talk) - Blenheim_Palace_2006_cropped.jpg, CC BY 2.0, Wiki See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provid...
Historic Buildings of Nottinghamshire England Image right - Kelham Hall Image Geograph © Copyright David Hallam-Jones and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Nottinghamshire, with links to sub-projects for specific...
Historic Buildings of Northumberland England Image right - The Keep at Alnwick Castle Image Geograph © Copyright Len Williams and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Northumberland, with links to sub-projects for s...
Historic Buildings of Northamptonshire England Image right - Cottesbrooke Hall , Northampton Image by Cj1340 (talk) - Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.), Public Domain, Wiki See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Northamptonshire, with li...
Historic Buildings of Lincolnshire Image right - Grimsthorpe Castle Image by Wehha - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, WIKI England The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Lincolnshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this proje...
Historic Buildings of Leicestershire England The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Leicestershire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image right - Belvo...
Haigh Hall, Lancashire, England Haigh Hall is a historic country house in Haigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Built between 1827 and 1840 by James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres , it replaced an ancient manor house and was the Lindsay family's home until 1947, when it was sold to the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage Li...
Historic Buildings of Hertfordshire England Image right - Hatfield House Image Right by Allan Engelhardt - Hatfield House, CC BY-SA 2.0, WIKI The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Hertfordshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be...
Historic Buildings of Essex England The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Dorset, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image right - Hedingham Castle in th...
Historic Buildings of Derbyshire England Image right - Holme Hall , Bakewell Image by Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wiki The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Derbyshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this proje...
Historic Buildings of County Durham England Image right - Rokeby Hall Image Geograph © Copyright Clive Nicholson and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of County Durham, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated wi...
Historic Buildings of Cumberland England Today Cumbria ...(embracing Westmorland and parts of Lancashire) Image right - Holker Hall Image Geograph © Copyright Barbara Carr and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Cumbria/Cumberland, with links to sub-projects for specific b...
Historic Buildings of Cambridgeshire England The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Cambridgeshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image right - Pampi...
Historic Buildings of Berkshire England Image right - Windsor Castle By Diliff - Own work, CC BY 2.5, Wiki The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Berkshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to i...
Historic Buildings of Bedfordshire England Image right - Turvey Abbey © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Geograph The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Bedfordshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those...
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, England Image Right © Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Geograph Woburn Abbey (occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it is open on specified days to visitors, along ...
Willington Manor, Bedfordshire, England Type of Building: Timber framed Condition: Broken up Location: Bedfordshire Category: Grade II, of special interest Date Listed: May 1984 by by the former Department of Environment. The 17th century (with one 18th century section altered in the 19th century) garden wall, which includes some remains of the former manor house, was also listed in...
Historic Buildings of Anglesey, Wales See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Beaumaris Castle © Copyright Jeff Buck and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Geograph See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties HELP is always welcome - Please get ...
Edge Hall, Cheshire, England Description A country house with a timber framed core, standing on a moated site, it was encased in brick in about 1700. The front dates mainly from 1721, and there have been later alterations and additions. It has two storeys, and is in six bays, with two gables to the left of the entrance, and three to the right. The entrance is recessed, and has a brick parap...
Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, England Hughenden Manor is a red brick Victorian mansion, located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. In the 19th century, it was the country house of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Today, it is owned by the National Trust and fully open to the public. The house sits on the brow of the hill to the west of the main A4...
Boyle Farm, Surrey, England This Large and Very Elegant House Over two hundred years ago, Hannah More, the writer and evangelist, visited Boyle Farm and immediately reached for her pen to tell her sister: "I was never so astonished as to see this large and very elegant house". This visit, as we shall see, she was pleased to repeat on several subsequent occasions. The house she so admired ...
Norfolk - Main Page Histopric County of England. Related Projects Norfolk Famous People Norfolk Genealogical Resources Historical Norfolk Historic Buildings of Norfolk Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards People Connected to Norfolk
Oxfordshire - Main Page Historic County of England This is the Umbrella Project page for Oxfordshire Related Projects are Oxfordshire Burials - to follow Oxfordshire - Famous People Historic Buildings of Oxfordshire Historical Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Genealogical Resources Oxfordshire - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards
Westmorland Historic County of England. Related Projects Westmorland Burials Westmorland Famous People Historical Westmorland Historic Buildings of Westmorland Westmorland Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards People Connected to Westmoreland
SCOTLAND, United Kingdom - Place Projects See Counties of Scotland - United Kingdom This is a sub-project of International Places Project Index Every person is born somewhere, marries, lives, works and dies somewhere. Places are a key component to family history research. This project aims to be the starting point in your search for a place in SCOTLAND on Geni to discover more about your ...
Northamptonshire Historic County of England. Related Projects Northamptonshire Famous People Northamptonshire Genealogical Resources Historical Northamptonshire Historic Buildings of Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards People Connected to Northamptonshire
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England Baddesley Clinton (grid reference SP199714), is a moated manor house, located just north of the historic town of Warwick in the English county of Warwickshire; the house was probably established during the 13th century when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared and eventually converted to farmland. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and...
Somerset Historic County of England. Related Projects Somerset Famous People Historical Somerset Historic Buildings of Somerset Somerset Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards People Connected to Somerset
A brief history of Basildon, Berkshire Basildon is a Thames-side Parish in the Royal County of Berkshire, lying between Pangbourne to the south and Streatley to the north and some 8 miles west of Reading. It has a population of 1600 and comprises some 3,500 acres. Nowadays it is best known for Basildon Park, a National Trust property, built by John Carr of York between 1777-1783 for Sir Fra...
Dunham Massey Hall, Lancashire, England Picture right attributed to National Trust Images/ Nick Meers Early History The name Dunham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon dun, meaning hill. The Massey element of the name is a result of its ownership by the Massey family. The manor of Dunham is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having belonged to Aelfward, a Saxon thegn, before the Norman ...
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, England Chastleton House (/ˈtʃæsəltən.haʊs/) is a Jacobean country house situated at Chastleton near Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire, England (grid reference SP2429). It has been owned by the National Trust since 1991 and is a Grade I listed building. History Chastleton House was built between 1607 and 1612, for Walter Jones , who had made his fortune from the...
Historic Buildings of Flintshire, Wales See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Rhuddlan Castle See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties
Bisham Abbey & Manor, Berkshire, England Sir Henry Vansittart Neale,KCB was one time resident of "'Bisham Abbey"'. The nucleus of the house formed the preceptory of the 13th Century Knights Templars. In 1337 the monastic buildings of the house of Austin Canons were founded by William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury but were later demolished before the site and manor were granted to Sir Phi...
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THE HALL or HALL PLACE. Berkshire College of Agriculture, Berkshire, England THE HALL or HALL PLACE appears to have been an estate of a family called Hurley. John de Hurley was a landholder in Hurley in the first half of the 13th century. Disputes with the prior about the payment of Peter's pence, about attendance at the prior's view of frankpledge, and about his right to take estovers in the...
Ascot place is owned by Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan and is situated in Windlesham in Berkshire with the surmised value of £60 million. Ascot Place was bought by Zayed bin Sultan al- Nahyan the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates for £18 million in 1989. He bought it from the heir of Mercedes-Benz fortune Mick Flick . The Grade II listed 18th century mansion is only 15 ...
Ardington House, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) ARDINGTON was held during the reign of Edward the Confessor by two freemen, Edvin, whose holding inlcuded a Mill worth 11s and 26 acres of meadow, and Sawin. In 1086 both their estates had passed to Robert Doyley , of whose honour of Wallingford they were subsequently held as one knight's fee.The second and larger holding had two mills, one of whic...
Aldermaston Court, Berkshire, England Aldermaston Court is a country house and private park built in the Victorian era for Daniel Higford Davall Burr with incorporations from a Stuart house. It is south-east of the village nucleus of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. The predecessor manor house became a mansion from the wealth of its land and from assistance to Charles I during ...