Great Witley
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Great Witley is a village in Worcestershire, England. There has been a settlement in the area since before the Norman Conquest.
The village is home to Witley Court, a Jacobean country house extended on a number of occasions throughout its history, but which became derelict after a fire in 1937. The house is now in the care of English Heritage, which has restored the extensive gardens.
Adjoining Witley Court is the 18th century Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, which is one of the finest Baroque churches in Britain. It incorporates a richly gilded ceiling with a number of paintings by Antonio Bellucci and a funerary monument by John Michael Rysbrack.
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