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Longleat
Stately home in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Longleat is a stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.
Longleat House | |
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![]() The façade of Longleat House | |
Type | Prodigy house |
Location | Wiltshire, England |
Coordinates | 51.1857°N 2.2743°W / 51.1857; -2.2743 |
Built | 1568–1580 |
Architect | Robert Smythson |
Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan |
Owner | Marquess of Bath |
Website | longleat.co.uk/longleat-house |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Longleat House |
Designated | 11 September 1968 |
Reference no. | 1364361 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Stables at Longleat House |
Designated | 11 September 1968 |
Reference no. | 1200342 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Orangery With Walled Garden to Rear at Longleat House |
Designated | 11 September 1968 |
Reference no. | 1036392 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Boathouse and Covered Bridge at Longleat House |
Designated | 11 September 1968 |
Reference no. | 1200450 |
Official name | Longleat |
Designated | 1 September 1987 |
Reference no. | 1000439 |
Longleat is set in 1,000 acres (400 ha) of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown, along with 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of let farmland and 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of woodland, which includes a Center Parcs holiday village.[1] It was the first stately home to open to the public, and the Longleat estate has the first safari park outside Africa and other attractions including a hedge maze.
The house was built by Sir John Thynne and designed mainly by Robert Smythson, after Longleat Priory was destroyed by fire in 1567. It took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain. It continues to be the seat of the Thynn family, who have held the title of Marquess of Bath since 1789; the eighth and present Marquess is Ceawlin Thynn.