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Great Chalfield Manor is a country house in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire, England.
The house is an early Tudor moated manor house built around 1480. It was altered substantially (with some of the original character lost) in the 1830s. In particular, the great hall lost its ornate ceiling, with only one of the original bosses surviving.
Externally there is a fine garden boasting four "tree houses" (groups of four yew trees which have grown together and been hollowed out inside to allow you to walk through). Also within the grounds is the tiny parish church, a feature of which is the unusual "bellcote", a stone belfry built on to the roof.
The house and garden are now owned by the National Trust and are open to the public. Tours of the house are at fixed times and you are escorted by a resident guide.
External link
National Trust (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=318) website for details.
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