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Wimpole Hall-047

Wimpole Hall is a country house located within the Parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, about 8 1⁄2 miles) southwest of Cambridge. The house,dates back to 1640.The house and estate had several owners and in 1938, Capt. George Bambridge and his wife Elsie, daughter of Rudyard Kipling, purchased it, after having been tenants since 1932. They used the inheritance left to them by her father for the long needed refurbishment of the house and grounds. The final chapter of Wimpole as an owner-occupied residence was closed in 1976 when Elsie died, leaving the property to the National Trust.

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Uploaded on January 24, 2015
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