Historic houses · London
Peterborough House
In or near City of Westminster.
Peterborough House — house in Parsons Green, London, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pimlico · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Peterborough House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Parsons Green, London, England". Coordinates: 51.4930°, -0.1260°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Peterborough House (alias Millbank House, later Grosvenor House), on the south-west side of Parsons Green, near Eel Brook Common, was a London townhouse owned by the Mordaunt family, Earls of Peterborough and later by the Grosvenor family. It was the most westerly townhouse in the City of Westminster.
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Background
History
The mansion was built by John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and remained the property of his descendants until the death in 1735 of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough. It was then purchased by a member of the Grosvenor family. It has been erroneously stated that it was purchased or built in 1660 by Alexander Davis of the adjoining manor of Ebury, whose sole daughter and heiress, Mary Davis, in 1676 married Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1655–1700), and was the mother of Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (1689–1732) who inherited the house, and further vast property in London, in right of his mother. However Pennant (1793) stated: "that here, in his boyish days, he had…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4930, -0.1260
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1P 4WY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Nearest railway station
- Pimlico — 0.8 km
- Opening
- Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00; last entry 17.30
- Official site
- www.tate.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q21061965 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peterborough House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: PeterboroughHouse 1666 Westminster Robert Wilkinson LondinaIllustrata.PNG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peterborough House?
- Peterborough House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1P 4WY), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- What is Peterborough House?
- Peterborough House — house in Parsons Green, London, England.
- How do I get to Peterborough House?
- The nearest railway station is Pimlico, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SW1P 4WY.
- How do I get to Peterborough House?
- The nearest railway station is Pimlico, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1P 4WY.