Wraxall Manor is a grade II* listed manor house in Wraxall, Dorset, England. The house was built in about 1630, probably for William Lawrence. [1] [2]
Wraxall Manor is a grade II* listed manor house in Wraxall, Dorset, England. The house was built in about 1630, probably for William Lawrence. [1] [2]
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement and county town.
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West Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the boroughs of Bridport, Dorchester and Lyme Regis, along with Sherborne urban district and the rural districts of Beaminster, Bridport, Dorchester and Sherborne. Its council was based in Dorchester.
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