Charlton Park House
Charlton Park House is a country house 2 miles northeast of Malmesbury in the English county of Wiltshire . English Heritage has listed the excellent example of a Jacobean house as a Grade I Historic Building.
The surrounding Charlton Park Estate has belonged to the Earls of Suffolk since the Reformation . It was land that used to belong to Malmesbury Abbey . The country house was completed in 1607 by order of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk , and his wife.
In 1975 the country house was converted into apartments. The current Earl, Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk , is the owner of the park and the surrounding agricultural land. Corporate events and the WOMAD Charlton Park Festival are held in the park .
The small village of Charlton is immediately east of the property. The municipality includes the village and the property.
Individual evidence
- ^ Charlton Park House . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Charlton Park Estate, Wiltshire . Remote goat. ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ WOMAD Charlton Park Festival . Times Online. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 36'5 " N , 2 ° 4'11.6" W.