Titsey Place
Titsey Place is an English country house near Oxted in Surrey, England. It was successively the seat of the Gresham and Leveson-Gower families and is now preserved by a charitable trust for the nation.
| Titsey Place and Gardens | |
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Titsey Place, front view of main house | |
| Type | Charitable trust |
| Location | Near Oxted in Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51.2773°N 0.0159°E |
| Area | 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) |
| Created | 1979 |
| Operated by | The Titsey Foundation |
| Website | www.titsey.org |
The house has its origins in a 16th-century house, which was built by Sir John Gresham (1495–1556) on the site of a earlier dwelling. The mostly Tudor house was demolished and rebuilt in the 18th century, before being refronted in 1826. Finally a tower was added in 1856.
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