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Leigh Court, Somerset

Leigh Court is a country house in Abbots Leigh, Somerset. The site was a house of rest for the monks of St Augustine's Abbey. After the dissolution it was granted to Sir George Norton who built an Elizabethan mansion. The original house was demolished and rebuilt in the Regency period by Philip John Miles. The Palladian house has a Greek Revival interior which has largely survived the various uses of the building. It is in the care of the National Trust. It is within the council area of North Somerset.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1320671.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Somerset
Lat, Long: 51.469572,-2.659262
Grid Reference: ST 5430 7471
Civil Parish: Abbots Leigh CP
Council Area: North Somerset CA
Police Area: Avon and Somerset PA

GBPN ID: 302890
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Leigh_Court,_Somerset_302890

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