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Chastleton House

Chastleton House, near Moreton-in-Marsh in Oxfordshire, was built between 1607 and 1612 for the wealthy wool merchant Walter Jones. It remains largely unaltered and so represents a good example of a Jacobean country house.

 

The rules of the game of croquet were drawn up here in 1865 and so Chastleton is the birthplace of croquet as a competitive sport.

 

It is now owned by the National Trust.

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Uploaded on April 10, 2012
Taken on July 2, 2008