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Oxon Hoath

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on the east side of the house. The manor remained in the Geary family, passing from Sir William to Sir William Richard Geary in 1825, then to Sir Francis Geary in 1877 and to Sir William Neville Geary in 1895. Sir William Neville Geary died on 26 December 1944.
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on 1 August 1952. Other structures connected with the estate were listed on 19 April 1985. As of 2010, Oxonhoath is used as an open retreat centre. The main house is listed as Grade II*, The entrance wall and gate to the
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are listed as Grade II, as are the north, south, east, and west gates; and the gatehouse at the west gate. Oxon Hoath survives as the only unaltered
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since around 1355; a date of 1372 is claimed for the house. On Sir John's death in 1416, the manor passed to his son Sir
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Oxon Hoath was remodelled in 1757. In 1846 Sir William Geary commissioned the
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in 1426–27. On Sir William's death, the manor passed to his son Sir
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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
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are common alternatives. The manor is a former royal
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who died in 1709. The estate then passed to his son
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Tindall Conferences & Education 7: 35:Oxon Hoath, showing the mansard dome 1139:Grade II* listed buildings in Kent 948:National Heritage List for England 914:National Heritage List for England 880:National Heritage List for England 846:National Heritage List for England 812:National Heritage List for England 778:National Heritage List for England 722:National Heritage List for England 601:"Oxon Hoath Country House Retreat" 53: 14: 1144:Grade II listed buildings in Kent 746:. St Nicholas Church, Leatherhead 452:Sir Humphrey Miller, 1st Baronet 195:Burn and McVicar Anderson (1878) 73:Oxenhoath, Oxen Hoath, Oxonhoath 52: 45: 29: 457:Sir Borlase Miller, 2nd Baronet 185: 480:Sir Francis Geary, 4th Baronet 470:Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet 1: 388:dome and château tower from 290:. The Culpepers had been in 274:Oxon Hoath was built by Sir 1175: 341:Oxon Hoath then passed to 1154:Châteauesque architecture 215: 40: 28: 1149:Houses completed in 1757 1134:Anthony Salvin buildings 398:William Andrews Nesfield 266:gardens in its grounds. 204:William Andrews Nesfield 640:. Culpepper Connections 18:Manor house in Kent, UK 1124:Country houses in Kent 535:, High Sheriff in 1713 529:, High Sheriff in 1666 522:, High Sheriff in 1608 516:, High Sheriff in 1453 509:, High Sheriff in 1427 282:, as a Royal Park for 242:, Kent. 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Photograph of Oxon Hoath house
Oxon Hoath is located in Kent
Manor house
Châteauesque
West Peckham
Coordinates
51°14′43″N 0°20′05″E / 51.24528°N 0.33472°E / 51.24528; 0.33472
Anthony Salvin
William Andrews Nesfield
www.oxonhoath.co.uk/
Grade II* listed
Châteauesque-style
manor house
West Peckham
deer park
High Sheriffs
parterre
John Culpeper
King Edward III
oxen
deer
West Peckham
William Culpeper
High Sheriff of Kent
Richard Culpeper
Elizabeth
Joyce
Margaret
Thomas Cotton
alienated

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