Holt Hotel (Oxfordshire)
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The Holt Hotel is an historic hotel near Steeple Aston
, Oxfordshire
, England
. It is on the corner of the crossroads between the A4260 Oxford Road and the B4030, about 1 miles (1.6 km) southwest of Steeple Aston opposite a fuel station. It was founded in 1475 as a coaching inn in 1475 with six rooms and now has 86 rooms. Its restaurant has been awarded a AA Rosette for quality cuisine.
The current building dates from about 1800 and the six gable
s at the front were added in 1938. It is built of local ironstone and has a Stonesfield Slate roof.
The 17th century highwayman Claude Duval
often stayed at the inn and is said to haunt the hotel. Room 3 in particular is said to have had many sightings of Duval and the hotel has been subject to paranormal investigations.
In 1754 the licensee and his wife at Hopcroft's Holt were murdered. By 1774 the inn was called the King's Arms, but the name was discontinued in the 1850's.
Steeple Aston
Steeple Aston is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Cherwell Valley in Oxfordshire, England, about west of Bicester and south of Banbury...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
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, England
England
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. It is on the corner of the crossroads between the A4260 Oxford Road and the B4030, about 1 miles (1.6 km) southwest of Steeple Aston opposite a fuel station. It was founded in 1475 as a coaching inn in 1475 with six rooms and now has 86 rooms. Its restaurant has been awarded a AA Rosette for quality cuisine.
The current building dates from about 1800 and the six gable
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
s at the front were added in 1938. It is built of local ironstone and has a Stonesfield Slate roof.
The 17th century highwayman Claude Duval
Claude Duval
For other uses, see Claude Duval Claude Du Vall was a French-born gentleman highwayman in post-Restoration Britain.-Early life:...
often stayed at the inn and is said to haunt the hotel. Room 3 in particular is said to have had many sightings of Duval and the hotel has been subject to paranormal investigations.
In 1754 the licensee and his wife at Hopcroft's Holt were murdered. By 1774 the inn was called the King's Arms, but the name was discontinued in the 1850's.