The Kings House
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The Kings House
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 24 Jun 2014
This is over 600 years old and is now a restaurant. According to the website http://www.kingshouseinn.co.uk/16280.html the house didn't have any royal connections, getting its name from Robert King, a merchant. The history also says that the extravagant use of so much timber in the construction was deliberate, just to flaunt how wealthy the owner was.
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Image Location
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Latitude
52.218644
Longitude
-2.890803