Historic houses · North West England
Townwell House, Nantwich
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Townwell House, Nantwich — house in Nantwich, Cheshire East, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Nantwich · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Townwell House in Nantwich, the nearest railway station is Nantwich, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CW5 5HA. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Townwell House, Nantwich is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Constructed primarily of brick. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Nantwich, Cheshire East, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.0679°, -2.5269°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Townwell House is an Early Georgian town house in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located at number 52 on the north side of Welsh Row (at SJ6478852439). It dates from 1740, and is listed at grade II*; in the listing, English Heritage describes the building as "important" and highlights its "good central entrance". Townwell House is one of many Georgian buildings on Welsh Row, which Nikolaus Pevsner calls "the best street of Nantwich". Number 83, on the opposite side of the street, is also listed at grade II*.
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Background
Description
Townwell House is a large town house of three storeys and five bays, in red brick with stone dressings under a tiled roof. The prominent doorway has a stone surround with triple keystone decoration above; it is topped by a pediment supported by paired corbels. The windows of the front face all have stone sills and a horizontal stone band above, decorated with a single keystone. One of the first-floor windows at the rear features an arched top. The quoins are decorative and a stone string course separates ground and first floor levels. At the eaves level is a wooden cornice. The interior features panelling. At the rear of the house is a contemporary two-storey coach house and a walled garden.
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- Coordinates
- 53.0679, -2.5269
- District
- Cheshire East
- Parish
- Nantwich
- Postcode
- CW5 5HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Nearest railway station
- Nantwich — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7830291 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Townwell House, Nantwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Townwell House Welsh Row Nantwich.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Townwell House, Nantwich?
- Townwell House, Nantwich is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CW5 5HA), in the parish of Nantwich.
- What is Townwell House, Nantwich?
- Townwell House, Nantwich — house in Nantwich, Cheshire East, England, UK.
- How do I get to Townwell House, Nantwich?
- The nearest railway station is Nantwich, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CW5 5HA.
- Is Townwell House, Nantwich a listed building?
- Townwell House, Nantwich is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Townwell House, Nantwich?
- The nearest railway station is Nantwich, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CW5 5HA.