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Cholmondeley Castle

England · 19th century

Founded
1804
Architect
J. M. W. Turner
Heritage status
Grade II* listed building · Grade II listed park and garden
Location
Cholmondeley
Coordinates
53.05732°, -2.69299°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Cholmondeley Castle in England
Photo: Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Cholmondeley Castle is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. Together with its adjacent formal gardens, it is surrounded by parkland. The site of the house has been a seat of the Cholmondeley family since the 12th century. The present house replaced a timber-framed hall nearby. It was built at the start of the 19th century for George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, who designed most of it himself in the form of a crenellated castle. After the death of the Marquess, the house was extended to designs by Robert Smirke to produce the building in its present form. The house is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

The first formal garden was designed in the 17th century by George London. Following neglect in the 18th century, the garden was re-ordered by William Emes, who also created the landscape park. During the 20th century the garden was further developed under the care of Lavinia, widow of the late 6th Marquess. The park and gardens are listed Grade II in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the park and gardens are a number of other listed buildings. The most important of these is St Nicholas Chapel, which dates from the 13th century and contains much 17th-century furniture. It is listed Grade I in the National Heritage List for England. Standing across the main drive is a wrought iron screen and gateway made by Robert Bakewell in 1722 for the Old Hall and moved here in the early 19th century.

This is listed as Grade II*. The other Grade II listed buildings include the altered remains of the Old Hall, five of the lodges in and around the estate and a variety of structures in the gardens.

During the Second World War, the house and grounds were used for a variety of military purposes which included a hospital.

Text adapted from “Cholmondeley Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Cholmondeley Castle ranks #2,727 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #203 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded 1804, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 782 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,672 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wrexham, 20 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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