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Althorp, Northamptonshire

Althorp, Northamptonshire

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

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Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

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Barton Hills Nature Reserve, Bedfordshire

Barton Hills NNR is an example of chalk grassland typical of the northern Chilterns. The site also includes areas of Chilterns.....

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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

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Cainhoe Castle, Bedfordshire

Cainhoe Castle, Bedfordshire

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

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Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Opened in 1978, this was once an old extraction pit for clay used for local brick manufacture. Now home to many wildfowl and.....

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

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Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire

Chicheley Hall is a magnificent house built of russet brick dressed with mellow stone. It has a central projecting bay and giant.....

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Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

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Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

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