Ilchester: Darlington House
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Ilchester: Darlington House
Image: © Martin Bodman Taken: 30 Jun 2012
Once the property of the Earl of Darlington. The Darlingtons, who were Whigs, rivalled the Huntintowers, who were Tories, for political control of the pocket borough of Ilchester in the early nineteenth century, before the Reform Act of 1832. The building is Listed Grade II. Note the large doors below an archway designed for carriage access. By the road that was the Roman Fosse Way
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Image Location
Latitude
51.003766
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-2.681764