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Duncombe Park

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was created the 1st Earl of Feversham. The second Earl was killed in the First World War and the earldom became extinct on the death of the third earl in 1963.
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in 1972. After 1985 the house was restored as a family home by the 6th Baron Feversham, but on his death in 2009 it was left not to his heir
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The house itself is not open to the public but visitors are allowed into the 30-acre (12 ha) garden from April until the end of August.
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In the late 1700s the estate was owned by Thomas' son, Charles Slingsby Duncombe, who was succeeded in 1803 by his eldest son and heir
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The house was completed in 1713 for Thomas Duncombe (born Thomas Brown) to designs by the Yorkshire gentleman-architect
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The building was used as a girls' school between 1914 and 1980. The Rievaulx Terrace and Temples were acquired by the
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for 1790–91. He built up a considerable art collection at the house and was made 1st Baron Feversham in 1826. His son
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and commissioned the building of the present house. On his death in 1746 it passed to his son,
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In March 2013 the National Centre for Birds of Prey opened a branch in the grounds.
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In 2012, Duncombe Park was used in filming the period drama TV mini-series
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is the seat of the Duncombe family who previously held the title
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A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire
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Stately home
Helmsley
North Yorkshire
Coordinates
54°14′20″N 1°04′29″W / 54.23889°N 1.07472°W / 54.23889; -1.07472
William Wakefield
Charles Barry
William Young
www.duncombepark.com
Listed Building
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Earls of Feversham
Baron Feversham
Helmsley
North Yorkshire
incised meanders
River Rye
North York Moors National Park

William Wakefield
Charles Barry
William Young
Charles Duncombe
castle
Thomas Duncombe
Thomas Duncombe II
Rievaulx Terrace
Robert Shafto
Whitworth Hall

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