Cliveden

/ (ˈklɪvdən) /

noun

a mansion in Buckinghamshire, on the N bank of the Thames near Maidenhead: formerly the home of Nancy Astor and the scene of gatherings of politicians and others (known as the Cliveden Set); now a hotel

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The walls of the small drawing room at Cliveden House are lined with shelves filled with books.

Secret Armies |John L. Spivak
The last line alludes to the magnificent structure at Cliveden, which Buckingham planned, but never completed.

The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11 |John Dryden
During his occupancy of Cliveden, Lafayette was a guest there in 1825.

Historic Shrines of America |John T. (John Thomson) Faris
I put the mare to trotting, and we rode on past Cliveden and Mount Airy, neither speaking for a while.

Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker |S. Weir Mitchell

After lunch and coffee he rowed the doctor up the river towards Cliveden.

The Secret Places of the Heart |H. G. Wells

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Cliveden

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