Notable Buildings
On the outskirts of Charlbury is Lee Place, the former dower house of Ditchley and now the home of the Duchess of Marlborough. Cornbury Park, now owned by Lord Rotherwick, has a 17th century country house designed partly by the architect Hugh May.
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