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Arturo Barea

Arturo Barea Ogazón (20 September 1897–24 December 1957) was a Spanish journalist, broadcaster and writer. Born into a poor family from Madrid he served with the Spanish Army in Morocco, before becoming a writer and broadcaster. After the Spanish Civil War, Barea lived in exile in the United Kingdom until his death.

Located at 51.6596, -1.58348 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1897 births, 1957 deaths, People from Badajoz, People from Madrid, Spanish writers, Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom, Spanish novelists, Spanish people of the Spanish Civil War

Faringdon Castle

Faringdon Castle was a Norman castle standing just outside the market town of Faringdon in the English county of Berkshire, some 17 km to the north-east of Swindon. This castle was built on the site of an Iron Age hillfort known as Faringdon Clump by Robert, Earl of Gloucester in 1144 in support of Matilda in the Anarchy.

Located at 51.6593, -1.57204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Castles in Berkshire

St Hugh's School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

St Hugh's School is a preparatory school near Faringdon in Oxfordshire. The school is co-educational, day and boarding, offering both weekly and flexi-boarding, and has 300 pupils aged 3 to 13 years. St Hugh's was founded in Kent in 1906. It moved in 1945 to Carswell Manor, a fine Jacobean country house with extensive grounds and playing fields and excellent, modern educational facilities.

Located at 51.6772, -1.52972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Preparatory schools in Oxfordshire, 1906 establishments in England, Member schools of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, Educational institutions established in 1906

Rushey Lock

Rushey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is on the northern bank of the river in Oxfordshire, at a considerable distance from any village, the nearest being Buckland Marsh, a hamlet on the road to Buckland to the south of the river. The lock was built in stone in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission. The weir is adjacent to the lock on the other side of the lock island.

Located at 51.6978, -1.53405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Locks on the River Thames

Radcot Lock

Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England just downstream of Radcot, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1892 on the site of an old weir and flash lock. The weir is on the other side of the lock island.

Located at 51.6989, -1.57311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Locks on the River Thames

Old Man's Bridge

Old Man's Bridge is a wooden footbridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated on the reach above Rushey Lock, a short way downstream of Radcot Lock. There was formerly a weir known as Old Man's Weir, or alternatively Harper's Weir, which had a footpath across it. This was an important crossing because it linked several towns. The weir had disappeared by 1868 but the bridge was still standing then as there were complaints about its poor state of repair.

Located at 51.6999, -1.56833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pedestrian bridges across the River Thames, Bridges in Oxfordshire, Bridges completed in 1894

Faringdon Abbey

Faringdon Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located at Wyke just north of the small town of Faringdon in the English county of Berkshire. The Royal manor of Faringdon was given to the Cistercian monks by King John in 1203 for the founding of an abbey. It was built at Wyke, a lost placename that was located just north of the town between the Radcot Road and Grove Wood. It was almost certainly never finished for the abbey moved to Beaulieu in the New Forest in the following year.

Located at 51.6596, -1.58399 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Monasteries in Oxfordshire, Monasteries in Berkshire, Cistercian monasteries in England, 1200s establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 13th century

Carswell Manor

Carswell Manor is a Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is located just north of the A420 road between Swindon and Oxford.

Located at 51.6772, -1.5297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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17th-century architecture, Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade II listed houses, Jacobean architecture in the United Kingdom, Country houses in Oxfordshire