Mentmore

British

/ ˈmɛntˌmɔː /

noun

a mansion in Mentmore in Buckinghamshire: built by Sir Joseph Paxton in the 19th century for the Rothschild family; now owned by the Maharishi University of Natural Law

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The pair, aged 22 and 24, both from Leicester, were detained at 01:50 GMT on Sunday at Mentmore Towers, in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire.

From BBC

Mentmore Towers was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Rothschild banking family in the 19th Century.

From BBC

Bruce Reynolds planned the attack, at Mentmore Bridge in Buckinghamshire, on an overnight mail train travelling from Glasgow to London on 8 August 1963.

From BBC

Travis has consistently protested his innocence since he was arrested at his home in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, in November 2012.

From The Guardian

Travis has consistently protested his innocence since he was arrested in a dressing gown at his home in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, in November 2012.

From The Guardian

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