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Ardencote Manor is a hotel and former manor house located 0.5 miles -LRB- 0.8 km -RRB- north of the village of Claverdon , Warwickshire , England .. hotel. hotel. manor house. manor house. Claverdon. Claverdon. Warwickshire. Warwickshire. England. England. The manor was originally built in 1863 as a dowry house for Mary Phillips , the daughter of a Manchester based wool merchant Thomas .. dowry house. Dowry. Manchester. Manchester. The property passed through several owners until it was purchased in 1980 by a consortium with the idea of turning it into a hotel and country club .. hotel. hotel. consortium. consortium. country club. country club. After several defaulted attempts the current owner , a Mr Huckerby , took it over in 1996 and finally got the project off the ground .. At present the hotel has conference rooms , spa facilities , a swimming pool , tennis courts and an 18 hole golf course .. hotel. hotel. conference rooms. Conference hall. spa. spa. swimming pool. swimming pool. tennis courts. tennis courts. golf course. golf course