Meynell Langley
| Meynell Langley | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Pillbox at Meynell Langley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK300398 |
| Location: | 52°57’18"N, 1°33’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Amber Valley |
Meynell Langley is a minute hamlet in Derbyshire, sitting between Kirk Langley and Kedleston.
The manor house here is Meynell Langley Hall, the ancestral home of the Meynell family.[1] In 2015 Godfrey Meynell (who had been High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1982) and his son, placed a version of Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno by Joseph Wright in an auction at Sotheby's. It was one of the Wright paintings that were kept at Meynell Langley Hall. The money raised was to be donated to assist Syrian refugees in Greece. This painting had been in their family since 1840.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Meynell Langley Hall". http://www.meynell-langley.co.uk/. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ Joseph Wright painting to be sold in aid of Syrian refugees, 9 December 2015, BBC News