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15th Century Read Article

Original manor house constructed on the site, establishing the estate's presence on the Cotswold escarpment

Ellenborough Park From Medieval Manor to Cotswold Retreat: The Centuries-Long Story of Ellenborough Park

1640s Read Article

The English Civil War brings conflict to Gloucestershire, with Royalist and Parliamentarian forces contesting the region

Ellenborough Park From Medieval Manor to Cotswold Retreat: The Centuries-Long Story of Ellenborough Park

1815 Read Article

Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, acquires the estate and lends his name to the property

Ellenborough Park From Medieval Manor to Cotswold Retreat: The Centuries-Long Story of Ellenborough Park

2009 Read Article

Ellenborough Park opens as a luxury country house hotel following extensive restoration

Ellenborough Park From Medieval Manor to Cotswold Retreat: The Centuries-Long Story of Ellenborough Park

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From Medieval Manor to Cotswold Retreat: The Centuries-Long Story of Ellenborough Park

Ellenborough Park

📍 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Ellenborough Park has occupied its position on the Cotswold escarpment for over five hundred years. The manor house witnessed the English Civil War, survived Victorian agricultural decline, and emerged in the twenty-first century as one of Gloucestershire's most distinguished country house hotels.

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