# Bemerton Rectory

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**Bemerton Rectory** is a [Grade II* listed](/source/Grade_II*_listed) rectory in Lower Road in the [Bemerton](/source/Bemerton) suburb of [Salisbury](/source/Salisbury), Wiltshire, England. It dates from 1470.[1] It was the home of [George Herbert](/source/George_Herbert), who died there in 1633.[2] Indian novelist and poet [Vikram Seth](/source/Vikram_Seth) currently resides in the house,[3] having bought and renovated it in 1996.

## References

1. ["The Old Rectory"](http://www.georgeherbert.org.uk/bemerton/old_rectory.html)

1. Wilkinson, Carl (2012-05-18). ["The Millionaire Authors' Club"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9272388/The-Millionaire-Authors-Club.html). *[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. [ISSN 0307-1235](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0307-1235). Retrieved 2019-12-17.

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