Denford Park is a country house and surrounding estate in the

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county of Berkshire, within the

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Kintbury Kintbury is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford. The village has a convenient railway to and , proximity to other transport and local cultural destinations, including Roman and Norman s ...

. The estate lies near to the

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, and is located approximately north-east of

Hungerford Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, west of Newbury, east of Marlborough, northeast of Salisbury and 60 miles (97 km) west of London. The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the town alongside the ...

. Denford House was extended in 1832 for George Henry Cherry who bought it from William Hallett Esq the original owner, being designed by the architect, Jeffery Wyattville. It was the home of

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, the Antarctic explorer. Between 1967 and 2002, the building housed

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. In 2002 Denford Park was purchased by

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and is the location of his Denford Stud.Hungerford Virtual Museum
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