Ascott House
Country house in Buckinghamshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building[1] in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32-acre / 13 hectare estate.
Ascott House | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Country house |
Location | Ascott, Buckinghamshire, England |
Coordinates | 51°53′44″N 0°42′22″W |
Ascott House was originally a farm house, built in the reign of James I and known as "Ascott Hall". In 1873 it was acquired by Baron Mayer de Rothschild (of the neighbouring Mentmore Towers estate). The Rothschild family had begun to acquire vast tracts of land in Buckinghamshire earlier in the century, on which they built a series of large mansions from 1852 onwards. Baron Mayer gave the house at Ascott to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild, who transformed it over the following decades into the substantial yet informal country house that it is today.