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Knebworth House

England

Style
Gothic art
Architect
John Rebecca
Heritage status
Grade II* listed building
Location
Knebworth
Coordinates
51.8728°, -0.2148°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Knebworth House in England
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Description

Knebworth House is an English country house in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Its gardens are also listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In its surrounding park are the medieval St. Mary's Church and the Lytton family mausoleum. It was the seat of the Earl of Lytton (also Viscount Knebworth) and is now the house of the family of the Baron Cobbold of Knebworth. The grounds are home to the Knebworth Festival, a recurring open-air rock and pop concert held since 1974.

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

In the rankings

Knebworth House ranks #964 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #85 of the 397 mapped in England. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 21,202 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is London, 41 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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