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Hempsted Court
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Gloucester from Hempsted, attributed to Thomas Robins the Elder (died 1770) [1]
Location Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates 51°51′0″N02°15′54″W / 51.85000°N 2.26500°W / 51.85000; -2.26500
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Location in Gloucestershire

Hempsted Court was a country house at Hempsted near Gloucester in England. It was the home of the Lysons family. [2] It was demolished in 1962 and replaced by a housing estate. [3]

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References

  1. Gloucester from Hempsted. Art UK. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. Hempsted. British History Online. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Verey, David & Alan Brooks. (2002). The Buildings of England Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 535. ISBN   9780300097337.

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