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The Spetchley estate, once owned by the Sheldon and Lyttleton families, was bought in 1605 by Rowland Berkeley, a wool merchant and banker. His original Tudor house on the site was burned down on the eve of the
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from using the house for his headquarters. All that remains of the Tudor house today is part of the moat.
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This hamlet was the location for the first Railway Station for
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Worcestershire
England
Wychavon
Worcester
Spetchley Park
History of Worcestershire
History of Worcestershire § Georgian society, politics and religion
battle of Worcester
Oliver Cromwell
Spetchley railway station
Worcester
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
coach
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0-86299-329-6
52°11′N 2°09′W / 52.183°N 2.150°W / 52.183; -2.150
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