A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GORHAMBURY, the seat of Earl Verulam, in Herts; 2 miles WNW of St. Albans. The property around it was given, by the abbots of St. Albans, to the Gorhams; passed, in the time of Henry VIII., to the Maynards; and was sold to Sir N. Bacon, the father of Lord Bacon, the great philosopher. The present mansion was built in 1785, by Sir R. Taylor; is in the Corinthian style; retains a few fragments of a previous house, built by Sir N. Bacon; and contains many interesting portraits.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Hertfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Gorhambury |
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