BLENHEIM PALACE

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BLENHEIM PALACE

Enormous 18th century home of the Dukes of Marlborough.  The estate was given to the 1st Duke, John Churchill, as a reward for his military victories against the French.  The house was desuigned by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor and the park was landscaped by Capability Brown.  Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim and has many associations with it - he proposed to Clementine in the Temple of Diana in the grounds.  The estate is a World Heritage Site and one of the 'treasure houses of England."

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Woodstock
County
Oxfordshire
Post Code
OX20 1PP
Main Historic Period
Georgian
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Bladon Church
Primary Management
Independent – Historic Houses member
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