Northwick Park, Gloucestershire
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Northwick Park is a residential estate and business centre near Blockley
in Gloucestershire
, built in the grounds of the former family seat of the Rushout family, the Barons Northwick
. The Northwick Park mansion, now divided into residential accommodation, is a Grade 1 listed building. It passed out of the Rushout family in 1912, when it was inherited by the then Lady Northwick's grandson, George Spencer-Churchill.
Because the area was under the authority of the Bishops of Worcester
, it was actually a small enclave of the county of Worcestershire
surrounded by Gloucestershire
- and is shown that way on all maps prior to 1931, when all such enclaves were rationalized, included in the county of Gloucestershire.
The estate includes the site of the former hamlet of Northwick, which is listed in the Domesday Book
.
During the Second World War, Northwick Park was an American field hospital. It became a camp for Polish displaced persons
until the 1960s.
Blockley
Blockley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about northwest of Moreton-in-Marsh. Until 1931 Blockley was an exclave of Worcestershire....
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, built in the grounds of the former family seat of the Rushout family, the Barons Northwick
Baron Northwick
Baron Northwick, of Northwick Park in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in the 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a noted collector of art....
. The Northwick Park mansion, now divided into residential accommodation, is a Grade 1 listed building. It passed out of the Rushout family in 1912, when it was inherited by the then Lady Northwick's grandson, George Spencer-Churchill.
Because the area was under the authority of the Bishops of Worcester
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
, it was actually a small enclave of the county of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
surrounded by Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
- and is shown that way on all maps prior to 1931, when all such enclaves were rationalized, included in the county of Gloucestershire.
The estate includes the site of the former hamlet of Northwick, which is listed in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
.
During the Second World War, Northwick Park was an American field hospital. It became a camp for Polish displaced persons
Displaced persons camp
A displaced persons camp or DP camp is a temporary facility for displaced persons coerced into forced migration. The term is mainly used for camps established after World War II in West Germany and in Austria, as well as in the United Kingdom, primarily for refugees from Eastern Europe and for the...
until the 1960s.