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Line 5: The house is built of local [[Cotswold stone]], dating from the late 16th onwards. In the early 18th century a 9-bay [[English Baroque\|baroque]] façade of considerable elegance was added by the squire, John Parsons IV ([[1698]]–[[1757]]). Thomas White of Worcester, has been suggested as the architect. Kemerton Court is set in parkland and is surrounded by a farming estate of around 1300 acres. It is owned by environmentalist [[Adrian Darby]], OBE, chairman of the [[JNCC]] and former chairman of the [[RSPB]]. He is married to [[Lady Meriel Darby]], daughter of the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]], [[Alec Douglas-Home\|Sir Alec Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home]], who was a frequent visitor to the Court. ==References==

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