Where is Bowood House?

Bowood House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN11 0LZ), in the parish of Derry Hill & Studley.

How do I get to Bowood House?

The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SN11 0LZ.

Is Bowood House a listed building?

Bowood House is officially recognised as Grade I listed.

Is Bowood House a protected site?

Yes — Bowood House is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Bowood House?

The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN11 0LZ.

Historic houses · South West England

Bowood House

In or near East Tytherton.

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

Bowood House Bee - geograph.org.uk - 4094300 — Peter Skynner — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Chippenham · 6.6 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Bowood House, the nearest railway station is Chippenham, located 6.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SN11 0LZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

Directions on Google Maps →

Bowood House is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Wiltshire, England, that has been owned for more than 250 years by the Fitzmaurice family. The house, with interiors by Robert Adam, stands in extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. It is adjacent to the village of Derry Hill, halfway between Calne and Chippenham. The greater part of the house was demolished in 1956. Since 1754 the estate has been the seat of the Earls of Shelburne, created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784. The ninth and present Marquess is Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice. Notable guests have included Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and Mirabeau, an early leader of the French Revolution, among others.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

s at Bowood]]The first house at Bowood was built circa 1725 on the site of a hunting lodge, by the former tenant Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet, who had purchased the property from the Crown. His grandfather Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, had been granted the lease by Charles II. Bridgeman got into financial strife, and in 1739 under a Chancery decree, the house and park were acquired by his principal creditor, Richard Long. In 1754 Long sold it to the first Earl of Shelburne, who engaged the architect Henry Keene to extend the house. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783, was created Marquess of Lansdowne to…

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Coordinates: 51.4286, -2.0376
District: Wiltshire
Parish: Derry Hill & Studley
Postcode: SN11 0LZ
Parliamentary constituency: Chippenham
Nearest railway station: Chippenham — 6.6 km

Sources

wikidata: Q444145 (CC0)
wikipedia: Bowood House (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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