Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Florence Court
Florence Court in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Florence Court is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Florence Court is a large 18th-century house and estate located eight miles (13 km) south-west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is set in the foothills of Cuilcagh Mountain. The nearby village is distinguished by the one-word name Florencecourt. It is owned and managed by the National Trust and is the sister property of nearby Castle Coole. The other National Trust property in County Fermanagh is the Crom Estate.
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Background
History
(1614–1638), of Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon. Collection of National Trust, Florence Court]] The history of the building of Florence Court is subject to conjecture and the current house was built in at least two, if not three, phases. The first house on the site was built by John Cole (1680–1726) and named after his wife Florence Bourchier Wrey (died 1718). She was the daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet (c. 1653–1696) of Tawstock, Devon. An anonymous history of Fermanagh written in 1718 describes John Cole's house as being 'very costly and sumptuous' but in 1739 Rev. William Henry described this building as being 'but small, being only the left wing of a grand building, designed…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2611, -7.7275
Sources
- wikidata: Q3073959 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Florence Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Florence Court?
- Florence Court is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2611°, -7.7275°.
- Who owns Florence Court?
- Florence Court is owned by National Trust.