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Blenheim Palace
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Blenheim Palace
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(Placenames / Named Buildings) a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705-22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)


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The youngest son of William the Conqueror, Henry I is the first to be credited with enclosing what is now Blenheim Park and it is said that parts of the old wall can still be seen.
This coming Sunday a walk has been organised around Blenheim Park, near Woodstock in Oxfordshire, starting at 10.
The Queen and Prince Charles have shared more than pounds 1 million in farm subsidies, the Duke of Marleborough trousered pounds 500,000 for his Blenheim Park estate and the billionaire Duke of Westminster pocketed pounds 488,000.
 
 
 
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