Historic houses · West Midlands
Downton Hall
In or near Diddlebury.
Downton Hall — house in Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ludlow · 4.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Downton Hall, the nearest railway station is Ludlow, located 4.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SY8 3DX. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
Downton Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4094°, -2.6952°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Downton Hall is a privately owned 18th-century Grade II*-listed country house at Stanton Lacy, near Ludlow in Shropshire.
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Background
History
The house was built circa 1733 by Wredenhall Pearce, who had inherited the estate from his mother, Anne née Wredenhall, in 1731. The new house, designed by William Smith Jr. of Warwick, of three storeys and with a twelve-bay frontage carrying a balustraded parapet, boasts an unusual circular entrance hall with Ionic columns and a honeysuckle frieze. In 1781 Catherine, only daughter and heiress of William Pearce, married Sir Charles Rouse-Boughton (see Boughton Baronets). His son, Sir William Rouse-Boughton , made improvements to Downton Hall in 1824 including a new entrance front, designed by architect Edward Haycock, with a Doric-style portico. Sir Charles married, in 1852, Mary Severne,…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4094, -2.6952
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Stanton Lacy
- Postcode
- SY8 3DX
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Nearest railway station
- Ludlow — 4.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5303324 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Downton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Downton Hall, Shropshire (geograph 3846884).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Downton Hall?
- Downton Hall is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY8 3DX), in the parish of Stanton Lacy.
- What is Downton Hall?
- Downton Hall — house in Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Downton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY8 3DX.
- Is Downton Hall a listed building?
- Downton Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Downton Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Downton Hall is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Downton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY8 3DX.