Fonthill Abbey

Fonthill Abbey—also known as Beckford's Folly—was a large Gothic Revival country house built between 1796 and 1813 at in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Beckford and architect James Wyatt.
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  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of around 460 feet (140 metres)
  • Description: country house in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Beckford’s Folly”
    “Fonthill”
    “Old Fonthill Abbey”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Holy Trinity and Church of St John the Baptist.
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serves the village of in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Fonthill Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wardour and Semley.
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is a settlement in the civil parish… is situated 2½ miles south of Fonthill Abbey.
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is a village and former civil parish, now… is situated 3 miles southwest of Fonthill Abbey.
is a hamlet on the north bank of the… is situated 3½ miles east of Fonthill Abbey.

Fonthill Abbey

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Latitude
51.07836° or 51° 4′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.11789° or 2° 7′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C3V3VHJ+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 121515094
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2649249
Wiki­data ID
Q1435890

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Fonthill Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • Basque: “Fonthill abadia”
  • Czech: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • Dutch: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • Finnish: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • French: “Abbaye de Fonthill”
  • German: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • Italian: “Fonthill Abbey”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Fonthill”
  • Russian: “Фонтхилл-эбби”
  • Russian: “Фонтхилл”
  • Russian: “Фонтхиллское аббатство”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Fonthill”
  • Western Frisian: “Fonthill Abbey”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fonthill Gifford and Hindon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hinkley Hill and Bitham Lake.

Wiltshire: Highlights

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