Friar Park

Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in , England. Construction began in 1889 and was completed in 1895. It was built for lawyer Sir Frank Crisp, and purchased in January 1970 by English musician and Beatle George Harrison.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: English Victorian neo-Gothic mansion, former home of George Harrison
  • Also known as: “Crackerbox Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Henley Town Hall and The Henley College.

Town hall
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is a municipal structure in the Market Place in , , England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Henley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Friar Park.

College
is a sixth form college in , , . It was founded as a tertiary college in 1987 and changed its status to a sixth form college in 2010. is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Friar Park.

Theater building
Photo: Michael D. Turnbull, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a theatre and Grade II listed building in the town of , , England. is situated 2,600 feet east of Friar Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Assendon and Harpsden.

Hamlet
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is a village in the Assendon valley in the , about 1.5 miles northwest of in South Oxfordshire, England. The road between Henley and passes the village.

Village
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is a rural and semi-rural village and civil parish immediately south of in South Oxfordshire, , England. Its scattered centre is set 0.5 miles from the east border which is the , marking a short boundary with .

Village
Photo: Sealman, Public domain.
is a village and civil parish on the bank of the opposite in southern England. It is particularly well known for the steep approach, known as Hill or White Hill, into Henley.

Friar Park

Latitude
51.53994° or 51° 32′ 24″ north
Longitude
-0.91461° or 0° 54′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C3XG3QP+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108459082
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q3087616
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Spanish—“Friar Park” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Friar Park (rezidence)”
  • Albanian: “Friar Park”
  • Chinese: “修士公園”
  • Chinese: “弗莱尔公园”
  • Dutch: “Friar Park”
  • French: “F.P.S.H.O.T.”
  • French: “Friar Park”
  • German: “Friar Park”
  • Hebrew: “פריאר פארק”
  • Italian: “Friar Park”
  • Japanese: “フライアー・パーク”
  • Japanese: “フライヤーパーク”
  • Russian: “F.P.S.H.O.T.”
  • Russian: “Friar Park”
  • Russian: “Фрайар-парк”
  • Spanish: “Friar Park”

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