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Edgecote Hall , built between 1747 and 1752. One wishes that the porch in the centre of the facade had been saved : it is a splendid piece with a mass of decoration with ornamental pilasters , heraldry , statuary and a curved gable with
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cast the oldest bell in the ring in 1592. His successor Robert Atton cast the tenor bell in 1623. Henry I Bagley of
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cast the third bell in 1660 and the treble bell in 1668. The ring is currently unringable.
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Edgcote estate, which had previously belonged to
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of St. James are the 13th century south doorway and three-
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Craftsmen and Interior Decoration in England, 1660–1820
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The Publications of the Northamptonshire Record Society
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The village's name possibly means, "cottage(s) of the
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used the house in its 1995 television adaptation of
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808:British Literature 1640-1789 : An Anthology
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417:Edgcote (also spelt as Edgecote) Hall
373:district, in the ceremonial county of
843:Beard, Geoffrey W. (1 October 1981).
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810:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 958.
609:St. James' parish is a member of the
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1005:Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 208
771:Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 209
510:William Smith of Warwick (1705–1747)
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691:"Key to English Place-names"
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154:Ceremonial county
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112:67 miles (108 km)
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