Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace (pronounced ) is a monumental country house in Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and 1722, and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The palace is named for the 1704 Battle of Blenheim, and thus ultimately after Blindheim (also known as Blenheim) in Bavaria. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his
Bristol Blenheim a project to build a Blenheim IVF using the remains of four Bristol Bollingbrokes. The Aircraft Restoration Company (ARC) provided the left-over parts from its own Blenheim restoration. Source: http://www.kbobm.org/blenheim_project.html Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as "Type 142", a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The "Type 142" first flew in