Historic houses · South East England
Shenton Hall
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Shenton Hall — country house in Shenton, Leicestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shenton · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shenton Hall, the nearest railway station is Shenton, located 1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CV13 6DL. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Shenton 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: "country house in Shenton, Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.5991°, -1.4296°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shenton Hall is a country house opposite the church of St John the Evangelist, within the village of Shenton, in Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The house and estate is privately owned and not open to the public.
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Background
Architecture
The entry for the Grade II* listing from Historic England reads:<blockquote>House. c.1620 but doubled in size in the mid C19...brick with stone dressings and plain tiled roof. Entrance front of three storeys and six bays, asymmetrical. The outer bays are segmental full height bay windows set beneath coped gables, and the central bay is a full height canted bay window which contains the former doorway, now a window. Four light mullioned and transomed windows on each floor to its left, along with a side wall stack. ... High parapet runs between the outer gables. Main entrance now in eastern elevation in full height bay, part of the Victorian additions, in a Jacobean style with segmentally…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5991, -1.4296
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Parish
- Dadlington & Sutton Cheney
- Postcode
- CV13 6DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Established
- 1629
- Nearest railway station
- Shenton — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7494327 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shenton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shenton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 53175.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shenton Hall?
- Shenton Hall is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV13 6DL), in the parish of Dadlington & Sutton Cheney.
- What is Shenton Hall?
- Shenton Hall — country house in Shenton, Leicestershire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Shenton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Shenton, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode CV13 6DL.
- When was Shenton Hall built?
- Built or established in 1629.
- Is Shenton Hall a listed building?
- Shenton Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Shenton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Shenton, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV13 6DL.