Farm in Oregon City area expands Kunekune breeding efforts
Unexpected circumstances during wildfires last September help out Kristopher Buxton.
Buxton Farm has been having new litters of Kunekune pigs every couple of months send to Montana, Utah and several surrounding states as the popularity of the newly-registered pasture breed explodes worldwide.
Kristopher Buxton, who owns the Kunekune farm near Oregon City on Dillman Road, said the Disney character of pigs have become a beloved breed for their loving, loyal and carefree characteristics that remind people of Labrador retrievers. We could all use some cute piglets in our lives right now, Buxton said. They are a pasture pig, so you do not feed them waste or scraps; they get everything they need from the pastures and/or large yards and some water.
Hamptons
Kirtlington Park is spectacular by every estimation, second only in size to Blenheim Palace in its county of Oxfordshire. The Grade I listed Palladian mansion is grandeur incarnate, set in 3,000 acres of rolling parkland landscaped by Sir Lancelot Capability Brown with views over the gardens to the Chiltern Hills.
Elizabeth Taylor reportedly considered the stately home so desirable she attempted to persuade its owner, Christopher Buxton (the cousin of the current owner), to sell it to her by inviting him for a night alone on her yacht. According to the
Times, she dreamed of turning it into the drama school she wished to create with her husband, Richard Burton. Taylorâs offer was declined, but now the paying public â liberated from the constraints of lockdown â will be able to stay at the 18th century mansion at a weekly rate of £28,000.
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Yours for £28,000-a-week – the ultimate staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it on the spot
For the first time in its history, Grade I listed Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, can be rented out for £28k a week
Allowing up to 16 guests, it boasts eight bedrooms, landscaped gardens, a gym, tennis courts and a cinema
Actress Elizabeth Taylor reportedly offered to buy the property from the owner to turn it into a dance school
Published:
11:28 AM March 5, 2021
Christopher Buxton has defended the building work he has done at 19A Station Road in Great Ryburgh
- Credit: Neil Dandy
A former parish councillor who was removed after allegedly carrying out building work without planning permission has insisted he did nothing wrong.
Christopher Buxton was removed from Ryburgh parish council after failing to attend any meetings over the last six months.
He also lost the confidence of the council after carrying out building work on a property in the village without planning permission.
The council raised concerns he carried out ‘illegal building work’ at 19 Station Road in the village. However, Mr Buxton said he was working on 19A, to lower the 12ft inside ceiling to 7ft.