or ▁near ▁Long ▁B red y ▁in ▁Dor set , ▁England , ▁west ▁of ▁Dor chester . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁house ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁was ▁cl ad ▁in ▁a ▁white ▁Georg ian ▁stone ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁gard ens ▁were ▁laid ▁out . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁on ▁land ▁which ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Russell ▁family ▁( pre viously ▁thought ▁not ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁Russell ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Bed ford ), ▁by ▁an ▁early ▁king , ▁probably ▁King ▁John ▁( 1 1 9 9 – 1 2 1 6 ) ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁or ▁his ▁son ▁Henry ▁III . ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁man or ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Long ▁B red y ▁parish , ▁but ▁earlier ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁ad jo ins ▁Winter bourne ▁Abb as ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Com pton ▁Val ence ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁whilst ▁the ▁house ▁itself ▁ad jo ins ▁Long ▁B red y . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁for ▁ancient ▁tum uli ▁and ▁the ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁Stone ▁Circle . ▁The ▁Po or ▁Lot ▁bar row ▁group ▁forms ▁a ▁boundary ▁with ▁Little bre dy ▁and ▁Winter bourne ▁Abb as . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁The ▁Victoria ▁County ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Dor set