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Eynsham Hall is a Grade II listed mansion near North Leigh in Oxfordshire.
History
Built in 1780 as a Georgian house, it was demolished in 1904 and rebuilt as a Jacobean style mansion in 1906-8 by Ernest George for the Masons family who took up residence in 1866. Previous residents have been Willoughby Lacey, Robert Langford, James Duberley, Sir Thomas Parker and Sir Thomas Bazley.
During World War II a section of Eynsham Hall was used as a maternity ward for expectant mothers evacuated from London. Referred to as the "flak shack", it was also used for rest and relaxation (R & R) by the U.S. Army Air Corps officers. The American Red Cross ran the R & R program. Available recreation was reading, bridge, snooker, and ping pong.
The site was used as a Police training centre by the Home Office from 1946. Currently it is owned by the Cathedral Group and used as a conference and training centre.
The Gun Room won a European Hotel Design Award in 2008
In the grounds of Eynsham Hall there are earthworks of an Iron Age hill fort which is also called Green Wood fort.