Longleat House

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Longleat House is a grand 16th-century English country house in Wiltshire, renowned for its early Renaissance style, extensive grounds, and status as the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.

All labels observed (6)

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Longleat House canonical 9
Longleat estate 2
Longleat 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stately home
associatedFamily Thynne family
associatedTitle Marquess of Bath
builtInCentury 16th century
constructionEnd 1580
constructionStart 1560
country England
currentUse seat of the Marquess of Bath
tourist attraction
governingBody Historic England
hasArchitect Robert Smythson
hasAttraction hedge maze
maze
safari park
hasCollection art collection
library
hasEstate Longleat Estate
hasFeature Longleat Safari Park
formal gardens
parkland
hasFunction private residence
visitor attraction
hasGardenDesigner Capability Brown
hasGroundsArea approximately 900 acres of parkland
hasHistoricCounty Wiltshire
hasNearbyCountyTown Trowbridge
hasNotableResident Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath
Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath
hasParkDesigner Capability Brown
hasTourismCategory country house attraction
historic house museum
hasWebsite https://www.longleat.co.uk/
heritageStatus Grade I listed building
listedBuildingGrade Grade I
locatedIn Longleat Estate
Wiltshire
locatedNear Warminster
nearbySettlement Horningsham
notableFor early example of Renaissance architecture in England
extensive landscaped grounds
symmetrical Elizabethan façade
openToPublic yes
originalOwner Sir John Thynne
linked to: John Thynne
partOf Longleat Safari and Adventure Park
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
style Elizabethan architecture
English Renaissance

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Cheddar Gorge partlyOwnedBy Longleat Estate
linked to: Longleat House
Thomas Ken deathPlace Longleat, Wiltshire
linked to: Longleat House
Warminster hasNearbyLandmark Longleat House
subject linked to: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Jeffry Wyatville notableWork alterations at Longleat House
linked to: Longleat House
Lady Louisa Carteret placeOfDeath Longleat House
Lady Louisa Carteret residence Longleat House
Robert Smythson notableWork Longleat House
Robert Smythson designed Longleat House
Warminster hasNearbyAttraction Longleat House
Maiden Bradley near Longleat
subject linked to: Maiden Bradley village
linked to: Longleat House
Longleat Safari Park locatedOn Longleat estate
linked to: Longleat House
Longleat Safari Park partOf Longleat estate
linked to: Longleat House
Longleat Safari Park adjacentTo Longleat House