Garsington

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Garsington is a town and civil parish about 5mi southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,689.The village is known for the flamboyant social life at Garsington Manor when it was the home from 1914 to 1928 of Philip and Ottoline Morrell, and for the Garsington Opera which was staged here from 1989 until 2010.BuildingsGarsington ManorGarsington Manor House was built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.It was the home of Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938), doyenne of the Bloomsbury group of writers and artists who used to meet at the manor. By association it has connection with the philosopher Bertrand Russell, writers such as Aldous Huxley, W. B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence and artists like Mark Gertler, Eric Gill and Dora Carrington.

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Garsington is Oxford based place and this enity listed in City category.