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Buckland House

Country houses in OxfordshireGeorgian architecture in EnglandGrade II* listed buildings in OxfordshireGrade II* listed housesHistory of Berkshire
Vale of White Horse
Buckland House, Buckland (geograph 3448074)
Buckland House, Buckland (geograph 3448074)

Buckland House is a large Georgian stately home, the manor house of Buckland in Oxfordshire, England (formerly in Berkshire). It is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture erected by John Wood, the Younger for Sir Robert Throckmorton in 1757 to replace a previous manor house. Buckland House has nine bays, the three central ones being narrow on each of its three storeys. Two wings of lower height adjoining connected by narrow galleries. The building overlooks a landscaped park, which includes gardens, a cricket ground and a 150-acre (61 ha) deer park. Buckland House is a Grade II* listed building. Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "the most splendid Georgian house in the Country", It is rumoured that a ghost of a white lady haunts the house.The previous manor house, Buckland Manor House, also a Grade II* listed building, was converted into stables in 1797 and is in the park.

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Buckland House
St George's Road, Vale of White Horse

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St George's Road
SN7 8QW Vale of White Horse
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