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Sulgrave Manor, the Glossary

Sulgrave Manor, Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England is a mid-16th century Tudor hall house built by Lawrence Washington, the 3rd great-grandfather of George Washington, first President of the United States.^[1]

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Grade I listed buildings in Northamptonshire
Washington family residences

Bishop of Durham

The bishop of Durham is responsible for the diocese of Durham in the province of York.

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Bridget Cherry

Bridget Cherry (born 17 May 1941) is a British architectural historian who was series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides from 1971 until 2002, and is the author or co-author of several volumes in the series.

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Gatepost

A gatepost is a structure used to support gates or crossbars which control entry to an area, such as a field or driveway.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Hall house

The hall house is a type of vernacular house traditional in many parts of England, Wales, Ireland and lowland Scotland, as well as northern Europe, during the Middle Ages, centring on a hall.

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Hartburn, County Durham

Hartburn, also known as Hartburn Village, is a south west Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.

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Historic England

Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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John Washington

John Washington (1633 – 1677) was an English-born merchant, planter, politician and military officer.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Lawrence Washington (1602–1652)

Lawrence Washington (1602 – 21 January 1652) was a High Church rector of the Church of England.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Medieval English wool trade

The medieval English wool trade was one of the most important factors in the medieval English economy.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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National Lottery (United Kingdom)

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom.

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National Society of the Colonial Dames of America

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) is an American organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor "who came to reside in an American Colony before 1776, and whose services were rendered during the Colonial Period." The organization has 44 corporate societies.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Paul Mellon

Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was an American philanthropist and a breeder of thoroughbred racehorses.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Pevsner Architectural Guides

The Pevsner Architectural Guides are four series of guide books to the architecture of the British Isles.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Reginald Blomfield

Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield (20 December 1856 – 27 December 1942) was a prolific British architect, garden designer and author of the Victorian and Edwardian period.

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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England

The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings.

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Rubble

Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in.

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Simon Jenkins

Sir Simon David Jenkins FLSW (born 10 June 1943) is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor.

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Sulgrave

Sulgrave is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about north of Brackley.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or T.R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulgrave_Manor

Sulgrave Manor, the Glossary

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Grade I listed buildings in Northamptonshire

Washington family residences

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