Greenway is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. It was first mentioned in 1493 as "Greynway", the crossing point of the Dart to Dittisham. In the late 16th century a Tudor mansion called Greenway Court was built by the Gilbert family. Greenway was the birthplace of Humphrey Gilbert. The present Georgian house was probably built in the late 18th century by Roope Harris Roope and extended by subsequent owners.

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  • Greenway is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. It was first mentioned in 1493 as "Greynway", the crossing point of the Dart to Dittisham. In the late 16th century a Tudor mansion called Greenway Court was built by the Gilbert family. Greenway was the birthplace of Humphrey Gilbert. The present Georgian house was probably built in the late 18th century by Roope Harris Roope and extended by subsequent owners. It was bought by Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan in 1938. The Greenway Estate was acquired by the National Trust in 1999 and it is now a Grade II* listed building. The estate is known for its large riverside gardens, which contain plants from the southern hemisphere and have been open to the public since March 2002. The house was occupied by Christie and Mallowan until their deaths in 1976 and 1978 respectively. Christie's daughter Rosalind Hicks and her husband Anthony lived in the house from 1968. Rosalind Hicks died in 2004. The garden is open to the public as is the Barn Gallery, which shows work by contemporary local artists. The house's restoration is complete and is open to the public.
  • Greenway ist der Name eines Landsitzes am Ufer des River Dart bei Galmpton, in der Nähe von Brixham, Devon, England. Die Ursprünge des 278 Acre großen Besitzes mit Herrenhaus (Greenway House) und Gärten gehen bis auf das 15. Jahrhundert zurück. Im 20. Jahrhundert wurde es als Sommerresidenz der berühmten englischen Kriminalautorin Agatha Christie (1890–1976) bekannt. Der Besitz gehört heute zum National Trust und kann seit Februar 2009 besichtigt werden.
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  • Greenway is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. It was first mentioned in 1493 as "Greynway", the crossing point of the Dart to Dittisham. In the late 16th century a Tudor mansion called Greenway Court was built by the Gilbert family. Greenway was the birthplace of Humphrey Gilbert. The present Georgian house was probably built in the late 18th century by Roope Harris Roope and extended by subsequent owners.
  • Greenway ist der Name eines Landsitzes am Ufer des River Dart bei Galmpton, in der Nähe von Brixham, Devon, England. Die Ursprünge des 278 Acre großen Besitzes mit Herrenhaus (Greenway House) und Gärten gehen bis auf das 15. Jahrhundert zurück. Im 20. Jahrhundert wurde es als Sommerresidenz der berühmten englischen Kriminalautorin Agatha Christie (1890–1976) bekannt. Der Besitz gehört heute zum National Trust und kann seit Februar 2009 besichtigt werden.
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