Garsington
| Garsington | |
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 St Mary's parish church |
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 Garsington
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| Garsington shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,689 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 201/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP5802 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OXFORD |
| Postcode district | OX44 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Garsington Parish Council |
Garsington is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,689.
The village is best known for the flamboyant social life at Garsington Manor when it was the home from 1914 to 1928 of Philip and Ottoline Morrell, and for the Garsington Opera which was staged here from 1989 until 2010.
Garsington Manor House was built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
It was the home of Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938), doyenne of the Bloomsbury group of writers and artists who used to meet at the Manor. By association it has connection with the philosopher Bertrand Russell, writers such as Aldous Huxley, W. B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence and artists like Mark Gertler, Eric Gill and Dora Carrington.
Garsington Manor was bought in 1982 by Leonard Ingrams who established the Garsington Opera, an annual open air opera festival, which was staged at Garsington Manor each summer from 1989 until 2010. The opera moved to Wormsley Park, Buckinghamshire in 2011.
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