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Oxfordshire
Godstow Nunnery was founded in 1133 or earlier, and is dedicated to St Mary and St John the Baptist. It was founded by Edith of Winchester and was approved by King Henry I. A notable…
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Essex
The history of Hadleigh Castle starts early in the 13th century. The country was ruled by King John (1199 – 1216).
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Kent
Hall Place is situated in Bexley, Kent. The house dates back to around 1540 when wealthy merchant Sir John Champneys, Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1534, used stone recycled from a nearby former monastery, Lesnes Abbey, to build himself a…
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Nottinghamshire
Harlow Woods is situated in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, it is a vast wooded area near the A617 and the A60. On 7th July 1817 Elizabeth Shepherd, who was a seventeen year old girl, was found…
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Essex
Harwich Redoubt Fort was constructed between 1808 and 1810 to protect the port of Harwich against the threat of Napoleonic invasion. The fort was constructed on a hill, which allowed views…
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Kent
Ightham Mote is a manor house situated in Sevenoaks, Kent. The manor house was built in the fourteenth century and was seriously implicated in the Gunpowder Plot led by Guy Fawkes. It has…
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Roxburghshire
Jedburgh Castle Jail was built on the former site of the 12th century fortress Jethart Castle. The castle was built by King David I to protect the town of Jedburgh. King Malcolm IV died at…
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Essex
The Secret Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, in the Borough of Brentwood in the English county of Essex, is a large underground bunker maintained during the cold war as a potential regional…
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Essex
Situated in Colchester and built in the first half of Henry VIII’s reign, Layer Marney Tower is in many ways the apotheosis of the Tudor Gatehouse. The building is principally the creation of Henry 1st Lord Marney, who died in 1523, and his…
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