Shotover House, Oxfordshire, England=Until 1775, when the new turnpike was constructed, the main Oxford-London road traversed Shotover Plain and brought the parish some notoriety as well as several distinguished visitors. Queen Elizabeth, for instance, arrived at Shotover Lodge after her visit to Oxford in 1566, and in 1624 Charles I stayed there and knighted his host Timothy Tyrrell the elder....
Henley Park, Oxfordshire, England= Henley Park is a country house and landscape garden in Bix and Assendon civil parish in the Chiltern Hills of South Oxfordshire, England. The house is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Henley-on-Thames. The park adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.The park was created in the 13th century as the medieval deer park of the Fawley Court Estate. In 130...
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 H...
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 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...
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 bu...
Yorkshire ==Historic County of EnglandThis 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
Historic Buildings of Radnorshire, Wales Image right - An aerial view of Maesllwch Castle near Glasbury set in glorious parkland enjoying a commanding position overlooking the beautiful Wye Valley near Glasbury. (Now in Powys) Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic C...
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
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 appropriate...
Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England====History of the Hall.===Little Moreton Hall belonged to the Moreton family, a family that grew immensely rich by taking full advantage of social and religious upheavals of their times. With the decrease in population during the Black Death (1348) much land was placed on the market and was purchased cheaply by the Moretons. They were staunch loyalists and...
Buckingham Palace (Buckingham House) London, England= Buckingham Palace (UK /ˈbʌkɪŋəm/ /ˈpælɪs/[1][2]%29 is the London residence and principal workplace of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.[3] Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing. Origina...
Calcot Park, Berkshire, England= Calcot Park is a country house estate, situated between Calcot and Tilehurst, suburbs of the town of Reading, and within the civil parish of Tilehurst. It is north of the Bath Road (now part of the A4).===History=== Calcot Park , originally the manor house of Tilehurst manor with a significantly larger estate than at present is thought to have originally been bu...
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 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 Gloucestershire, w...
Historic Buildings of Monmouthshire, Wales==Historic County Image right - Ragland Castle See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page 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 involved!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below ple...
Mansion House, London, England======Image Right by Arpingstone at English Wikipedia Public domain Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is used for some of the City of London's official functions, including an annual dinner, hosted by the Lord Mayor, at which the Chancellor of the Exchequer customarily gives a speech – his "Mansion House Speech" – about the s...
Charlecote Park, Warwickshire, England= Charlecote Park (grid reference SP263564) is a grand 16th century country house, surrounded by its own deer park, on the banks of the River Avon near Wellesbourne, about 4 miles (6 km) east of Stratford-upon-Avon and 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It has been administered by the National Trust since 1946 and is open to the publi...
Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire, England===Aynho Park==Aynhoe Park, is a Grade I listed 17th-century country house rebuilt after the English Civil War on the southern edge of the stone-built village of Aynho near Banbury, Oxfordshire. It overlooks the Cherwell valley that divides Northamptonshire from Oxfordshire. The house represents four architectural periods: Jacobean, Carolean and both the early 1...
Witley Park, Surrey, England= Witley Park was a 19th-century house and is an estate in Surrey, between Godalming and Haslemere. ===History===The estate named Lea Park between Godalming and Haslemere, Surrey, and the adjacent South Park Farm, were purchased in 1890 from the Earl of Derby. The title to the estate included the titular Lordship of the Manor and control of Hindhead Common. Lea Park ...
Newcastle House, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England=Newcastle House is a mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields in central London, England. It was one of the two largest houses built in London's largest square during its development in the 17th century, the other being Lindsey House. It is the northernmost house on the western side of the square.The house had a complex history. The first version wa...
Lanyhydrock House, Cornwall, England= Lanhydrock (Cornish: Lannhedrek,[1] meaning "church enclosure of St Hydrock") is a civil parish centred on a country estate and mansion in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish lies south of the town of Bodmin[2] and is bounded to the north by Bodmin parish, to the south by Lanlivery parish and to the west by Lanivet parish. The population was 171 in the 200...
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 project and...
Carswell Manor, Berkshire (Now Oxfordshire), England= Carswell Manor is a Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). It is located just north of the A420 road between Swindon and Oxford. The Manor of CARSWELL (fn. 62) (Kerswell, xiii cent.; Karswell, Craswelle, Cassewell, xiv cent.) was held of the St. Philiberts...
Nottinghamshire - Main Page == Historic County of England. ===Related Projects>===== Nottinghamshire Famous People >===== Nottinghamshire Genealogical Resources >===== Historical Nottinghamshire >===== Historic Buildings of Nottinghamshire >===== Nottinghamshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards >=====]