Historic houses · South East England
Lake House
In or near Larkhill.
Lake House — Grade I listed house in Lake, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury · 8.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lake House, the nearest railway station is Salisbury, located 8.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SP4 7BX. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Lake House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed house in Lake, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1498°, -1.8099°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lake House is an Elizabethan country house dating from 1578, in Wilsford cum Lake in Wiltshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Salisbury. It is a Grade I listed building. The gardens are Grade II listed in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
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Background
History
Lake House was built in 1578 for George Duke, a wealthy clothier, shortly after he acquired the manor of Lake. The house is built of Chilmark stone, the pale limestone from which Salisbury Cathedral was also built, and flint chequerwork: its treatment at Lake House has been described as "an outstanding example of this technique". Sting recorded his album Ten Summoner's Tales in the house, and the couple ran an organic farm on the estate. In 1999 Styler co-authored The Lake House Cookbook, with her chef, Joseph Sponzo, which contains photographs and information about the house. The Wiltshire fields surrounding the house inspired one of Sting's most popular songs, Fields of Gold. The gardens…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1498, -1.8099
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Wilsford cum Lake
- Postcode
- SP4 7BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury — 8.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529552 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lake House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lake House, Wiltshire 02.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lake House?
- Lake House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP4 7BX), in the parish of Wilsford cum Lake.
- What is Lake House?
- Lake House — Grade I listed house in Lake, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Lake House?
- The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 8.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP4 7BX.
- Is Lake House a listed building?
- Lake House is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Lake House a protected site?
- Yes — Lake House is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lake House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP4 7BX. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.