Longwood House

Longwood House is a mansion on the British overseas territory island of St. Helena. It was the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, the former Emperor of the French, during his exile on the island of , from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: residence of Napoleon Bonaparte on Saint Helena
  • Also known as: “French Honorary Consulate in Jamestown, Saint Helena”, “Longwood Ház”, “Longwood Old House”, “Old House Longwood”, “Old Longwood”, “मानद वाणिज्य दूतावास”, “ଫ୍ରେଞ୍ଚ ମାନଦ ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ଦୂତାବାସ”, “ମାନଦ ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ଦୂତାବାସ”, “ఫ్రెంచ్ గౌరవ కాన్సులేట్”, and “朗伍德别墅”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Valley of the Tomb and Diana’s Peak.

Grassland
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the site of Napoleon's… is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Longwood House.

Peak
Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres… is situated 2 miles southwest of Longwood House.

Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a redoubt-style fort of the English… is situated 2½ miles west of Longwood House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longwood and Levelwood.

Village
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is a settlement and of the British…

Village
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is one of eight of the island… is situated 1½ miles south of Longwood House.

Village
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of eight of the island… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Longwood House.

Longwood House

Latitude
-15.94996° or 15° 56′ 60″ south
Longitude
-5.68304° or 5° 40′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,788 feet (545 metres)
Open location code
5CPP3828+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35798100
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
3370817
Wiki­data ID
Q578060
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Longwood House” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Longwood House”
  • Arabic: “منزل لونغوود”
  • Armenian: “Լոնգվուդ Հաուս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lonqvud evi”
  • Bavarian: “Longwood House”
  • Bengali: “লংউড ভবন”
  • Catalan: “Longwood House”
  • Central Kurdish: “خانووی لۆنگوود”
  • Chinese: “朗伍德府”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Longvud Haus”
  • Czech: “Longwood House”
  • Dutch: “Longwood House”
  • Esperanto: “Longwood House”
  • Finnish: “Longwood House”
  • French: “Longwood House”
  • German: “Longwood House”
  • Hebrew: “בית לונגווד”
  • Hindi: “लॉन्गवुड हाउस”
  • Hindi: “लोंगवूड हाउस”
  • Hungarian: “Longwood House”
  • Irish: “Teach Longwood”
  • Italian: “Longwood House”
  • Japanese: “ロングウッド・ハウス”
  • Kannada: “ಲೊಂಗ್ವುಡ್ ಹೌಸ್”
  • Korean: “롱우드 하우스”
  • Luxembourgish: “Longwood House”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “دار لونڭوود”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Longwood House”
  • Oriya: “ଲଙ୍ଗଉଡ଼ ହାଉସ”
  • Polish: “Longwood House”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Longwood”
  • Russian: “Лонгвуд-Хаус”
  • Slovak: “Longwood House”
  • Slovenian: “Longwood House”
  • Spanish: “Longwood House”
  • Swedish: “Longwood House”
  • Telugu: “లొంగవుడ్ హౌస్”
  • Thai: “ลองวูดเฮาส์”
  • Turkish: “Longwood House”
  • Ukrainian: “Лонгвуд”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà Longwood”
  • Western Frisian: “Longwood House”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Domaine de Longwood House and Bottom Woods.

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Places to explore: Bertrand’s Cottage and Harford Primary School.

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