Ascott, Buckinghamshire
Ascott | |
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Ascott House | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
OS grid reference | SP8922 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEIGHTON BUZZARD |
Postcode district | LU7 |
Dialling code | 01525 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Ascott is a
The hamlet lies completely within the boundary of the Ascott Estate; it is home to many of the estate and house staff.Prior to the
Benedictine convent in Angiers. In 1415 however, the same year as the Battle of Agincourt, the convent was seized by the English church because it belonged to the French and awarded to the Convent of St Mary du Pre, near St Albans
.
In the early 16th century the abbey (along with the
Protestant because her sister Mary had just taken the throne.[3] Anne of Denmark visited in 1612, and James VI and I was entertained at Ascott by Anne, Lady Dormer, in 1620.[4]
The former abbey, now a house, once featured additions that were attributed to
National Trust property known as Ascott House
or sometimes known more simply as just "Ascott".
References
- ISBN 9780319229163.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ John Nichols, Progresses of James the First, vol. 2 (London, 1828), p. 460.
- ^ John Nichols, Progresses of James the First, vol. 4 (London, 1828), p. 617.