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The 20 best historic houses in East of England

Our curated top 20 historic houses in East of England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 363 historic houses see the full historic houses index for East of England.

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    House in the Clouds

    Suffolk

    House in the Clouds, historic houses in Suffolk

    House in the Clouds — folly on top of a former water tower, in Thorpeness, Suffolk, England, UK.

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    Burghley House

    Inner Courtyard, Burghley House - geograph.org.uk - 4541021

    Burghley House () is a grand 16th-century English country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the senior (Exeter) b

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    The Nutshell

    Suffolk

    The Nutshell - geograph.org.uk - 8261705

    The Nutshell — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Broke Hall

    Suffolk

    Broke Hall, historic houses in Suffolk

    Broke Hall — house in Nacton, Suffolk, England, UK.

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    Assembly House

    Norfolk

    Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich - geograph.org.uk - 5292811

    Assembly House — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Willis Building

    Suffolk

    Ipswich, former livery stables, Princes Street - geograph.org.uk - 6909645

    Willis Building — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Wimpole Estate

    Cambridgeshire

    Wimpole Hall - Yellow Drawing Room - Ceiling - geograph.org.uk - 4450654

    Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Cambridge. The house began i

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    Erwarton Hall

    Suffolk

    Erwarton Hall, historic houses in Suffolk

    Erwarton Hall — Grade II* listed house in Erwarton, Suffolk, England, UK.

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    Hengrave Hall

    Suffolk

    Hengrave Hall, historic houses in Suffolk

    Hengrave Hall — Grade I listed building in Suffolk, United Kingdom.

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    Lynford Hall

    Norfolk

    Lynford Hall Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 4776408

    Lynford Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Holkham Hall

    Norfolk

    The Stone Hall at Holkham - geograph.org.uk - 3436207

    Holkham Hall ( or ) is an 18th-century country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (of the fifth creation

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    Art collections of Holkham Hall

    Norfolk

    Tree on its way out - geograph.org.uk - 4820978

    The art collection of Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, remains very largely that which the original owner intended the house to display; the house was designed around the art collection acquired (a f

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    Boughton House

    Boughton House and grounds - geograph.org.uk - 3271391

    Boughton House is a country house in the parish of Weekley in Northamptonshire, England, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Kettering. It is situated within an estate of 11,000 acres (4,451.

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    Worlingham Hall

    Suffolk

    Worlingham Village sign - geograph.org.uk - 3853425

    Worlingham Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Copford Hall

    Essex

    Copford, St. Michael and All Angels Church, Early c12th north doorway - geograph.org.uk - 5881485

    Copford Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    St Andrew's Hall

    Norfolk

    The Dog House sign - geograph.org.uk - 5546224

    St Andrew's Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Ipswich School

    Suffolk

    Water Fountain in Christchurch Park - geograph.org.uk - 4727495

    Ipswich School — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Gissing Hall

    Norfolk

    Roadsign on Upper Street - geograph.org.uk - 5126567

    Gissing Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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    Ancient House

    Suffolk

    Ancient House, historic houses in Suffolk

    Ancient House — Grade I listed house in Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom.

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    Heveningham Hall

    Suffolk

    Old oak trees in pasture south-west of Heveningham Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1930871

    Heveningham Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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