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Thornhill, seat, in par. and 2 miles S. of Stalbridge, Dorset; was built by Sir James Thornhill (1676-1734), the artist; Thornhill Spire, on a neighbouring eminence, commemorates his patron, George I., and was erected in 1727.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Stalbridge AP/CP Dorset AncC |
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