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Babington House is a Grade II * listed manor house, located in the village of Babington, between Radstock and Frome, in the county of Somerset, England. Converted to a private members club and hotel by Nick Jones, it is currently owned by Soho House Ltd. Since 1999 it has hosted many celebrity weddings. ==History== The village of Babington dates from medieval times, but it appears to have been for the most part demolished to make way for the house around 1705. The manor was sold by Thomas and Mary Mankham to Joan Elcode, a widow, in a deed dated Easter 1572. The estate then contained 7 messuages, one cottage, 10 tofts, 1 water mill, 10 gardens, 14 orchards, 300 acres (121 hectares) of land, of meadow, of pasture, of wood, of furze and 4s annual rent and of pepper. The estate passed through several hands until it was forfeit to the Crown in 1593. By the late 17th century, the manor belonged to Thomas Pacey who left it to his sister, Margaret. She was married to a Bristol alderman, William Crabb, and subsequently passed the manor on to their eldest daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Henry Mompesson of Corston, Wiltshire (1633–1715) who was Sheriff of Somerset in 1698.〔 The current house was built around 1705 for Henry Mompesson, probably on the foundations of an earlier building. It has since been extensively altered and extended, including in 1790, possibly by John Pinch the elder, for Captain Charles Knatchbull, who had inherited it via Mrs Elizabeth Long the Mompessons' niece. Babington was inhabited by successive members of the Knatchbull family, until the house and immediate grounds were sold following the death in 1951 of Mrs Knatchbull. Better known under her maiden name as the pianist and composer Dora Bright, she was the widow of Wyndham Knatchbull (1829–1900), a captain of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. In April 1939, BBC Radio broadcast a concert of her playing from Babington House. The grounds include the Grade I listed Church of St Margaret.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Babington House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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