A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
STOURHEAD, the seat of the baronet family of Hoare; on the SW verge of Wilts, 2¼ miles NW by W of Mere. It occupies the site of a noble Saxon castle; belonged, from the time of Richard II. till that of Anne, to the Stourtons; passed then to the Meres, and in 1720 to the Hoares; was rebuilt partly in 1720, partly in 1800; comprises a centre and two wings, with Corinthian decorations; contains a rich collection of pictures and a museum; and stands amid grounds very famous for both natural beauty and artificial ornature.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Stourhead |
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