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DITCHLEY, a hamlet in Spelsbury parish, Oxford; 4½ miles NW of Woodstock. Pop., 47. Wilmot, Lord Rochester, was a native. Ditchley Park, the seat of Viscount Dillon, is a fine edifice by Gibbs; contains some old tapestry and interesting pictures: and figures in Sir Walter Scott's novel of Woodstock.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Spelsbury Parish Oxfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Ditchley |
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