Burderop Park 2016
Burderop Park is a Grade II* listed country manor house, situated near Chiseldon, Wiltshire. The house was constructed in the early 17th century to a courtyard design and later turned into a three-storey square house with bay windows during the 18th century. The house is the manor to the local hamlet of Hodson.The Calley family lived at Burderop for over two centuries, in 1649 William Calley was High Sheriff of Wiltshire and later in 1807 Thomas Calley also held the title.Thomas was married to Elizabeth Keck, daughter of Anthony James Keck of Stoughton Grange; they had a son John James Calley, who sold the estate to John Parkinson, who held the estate as a trustee, for the Duke of Wellington.During World War I and World War II the estate was used as a training camp for the British army and was also the first military camp in Britain to receive American soldiers who ran the 7505th USA Field Hospital that was stationed at Burderop Park. The Camp had its own railway station and recreational facilities which even hosted Bob Hope.
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