Avon Tyrrell is a historic manor house in the parish of Sopley, Hampshire, England, within the New Forest near Christchurch. The present house was built in 1891 for John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron Manners. It was designed as a calendar house, with 365 windows representing the days of the year, 52 rooms for the weeks, 12 chimneys for the months, 7 external doors for the days of the week, and 4 wings for the seasons.
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Avon Tyrrell is an historic manor within the parish of Sopley, Hampshire.
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