Delcombe Manor
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| location = Milton Abbas, Dorset, England
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Delcombe Manor is a Grade II*-listed manor in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England.
History
The manor was built circa 1750 using flint and stone from Milton Abbey.{{cite web |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324251 |title=Delcombe Manor |publisher=Historic England |accessdate=1 March 2017}} It was originally two separate cottages which were joined.Clive Aslet, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/3358493/Village-voice.html Village voice], The Daily Telegraph, 16 June 2007 It was designed in the Romantic Gothic architectural style.
In 1929 it was purchased by merchant banker Charles Jocelyn Hambro, who lived there with his wife Pamela Hambro and their children, including his son Charles.[http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2009/12/pamela-hambro-and-the-lost-world-of-milton-abbey/ Pamela Hambro and the lost world of Milton Abbey], Dorset Life, December 2009
File:Gateway to Delcombe Manor - geograph.org.uk - 411732.jpg
Architectural significance
The manor is listed as Grade II* by Historic England; the listing was applied on 14 July 1955.