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Northwick

NORTHWICK, a hamlet, in the parish of Blockley, union of Shipston, Upper division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Blockley and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, though locally in the Upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, county of Gloucester, 1¾ mile (S.) from Chipping-Campden. About a mile north of the village of Blockley is Northwick Park, the seat of Lord Northwick, a noble structure, surrounded by spacious lawns and well-wooded hills and dales, interspersed with delightful walks and drives; the park is well stocked with deer, and the eastern part is ornamented with an extensive lake. The mansion contains a splendid collection of pictures.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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