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Hatfield House

England · 17th century

Founded
1611
Style
Jacobean architecture
Heritage status
Grade I listed building · Grade I listed park and garden
Location
Hatfield
Coordinates
51.7606°, -0.2092°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Hatfield House in England
Photo: Allan Engelhardt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Hatfield House is a Grade I listed country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to James I. It is a prime example of Jacobean architecture. The estate includes extensive grounds and surviving parts of an earlier palace. Queen Elizabeth's Oak is said to be the place where Elizabeth I was informed she had become queen. The house is currently the home of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury. It is open to the public.

Text adapted from “Hatfield House” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Hatfield House ranks #325 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded 1611, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 22,076 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is London, 29 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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