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The building is now constructed of brick and blue with slate and lead roofs. The half-H main block is in two storeys with a 13-bay frontage, of which the central 5 bays are recessed.
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Originally a late 16th-century half-H house built by John Clerk it was substantially rebuilt in the 17th century by
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The estate then descended to the 3rd Duke's only surviving daughter, Lady Anne Elizabeth Brydges, who married
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who carried out the major remodelling. He had no children and left most of his estate to
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In 1961 it was bought by Lt. Col and Mrs Hickson and put in trust for their family.
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Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
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Avington Park was granted to Edmund Clerk by Henry VIII. It was bought in 1664 by
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A privately owned estate, Avington only houses weddings and private events.
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Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
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Country house in Itchen Valley near Winchester, Hampshire
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Avington House

Avington Park is located in Hampshire
Itchen Valley
Winchester
Hampshire
Coordinates
51°05′16″N 1°14′28″W / 51.0877°N 1.2410°W / 51.0877; -1.2410
English country house
Itchen Valley
Winchester
Grade I listed building
George William Brydges
James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos
George Rodney Brydges
Anna Maria Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury
Groom of the Bedchamber
George William Brydges
Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos
James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos
Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Lord Privy Seal
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Historic England
"Avington House (1095887)"
National Heritage List for England
"Avington Park-History"
Categories
Country houses in Hampshire

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