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	[[File:Fonthill hall edited.jpg\|thumb\|The hall of Fonthill Abbey]]'''Fonthill Gifford''' is a small village in [[Wiltshire]].		[[File:Fonthill hall edited.jpg\|thumb\|The hall of Fonthill Abbey]]'''Fonthill Gifford''' is a small village in [[Wiltshire]].

			==LGBT history==

	In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].		In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].

Ross Burgess at 17:12, 2 July 2013

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	In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].		In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].

	In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. In the 1790s he had a vast house built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice. Almost all of it was ~~subsequestnly~~ demolished.		In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. In the 1790s he had a vast house built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice. Almost all of it was subsequently demolished.

	[[Category:Wiltshire]]		[[Category:Wiltshire]]
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Ross Burgess at 16:07, 27 April 2013

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	In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].		In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].

	In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. ~~He later~~ had a vast ~~houe~~ built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice. Almost all of it was subsequestnly demolished.		In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. In the 1790s he had a vast house built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice. Almost all of it was subsequestnly demolished.

	[[Category:Wiltshire]]		[[Category:Wiltshire]]

Ross Burgess at 16:07, 27 April 2013

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	In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].		In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].

	In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. He later had a vast houe built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice.		In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. He later had a vast houe built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice. Almost all of it was subsequestnly demolished.

	[[Category:Wiltshire]]		[[Category:Wiltshire]]

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[[File:Fonthill hall edited.jpg|thumb|The hall of Fonthill Abbey]]'''Fonthill Gifford''' is a small village in [[Wiltshire]].

In the 17th century it was the family seat of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]].

In 1770 [[William Beckford]] inherited the estate from his father. He later had a vast houe built there, called Fonthill Abbey, in the Gothic style. The house was built quickly and using inferior workmanship, and its enormous tower fell down three times and was rebuilt twice.

[[Category:Wiltshire]]