Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall is a country house in the parish of Houghton in Norfolk, England. It is the residence of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. It was commissioned by the de facto first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in 1722, and is a key building in the history of Neo-Palladian architecture in England.- Type: Building
- Description: country house in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Palladian Houghton Hall” and “ハウトン・ホール”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Lawrence and Church of St Peter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpley and Great Bircham.
Harpley
Village
Harpley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located along the A148. Harpley is situated 2 miles south of Houghton Hall.
Great Bircham
Village
Great Bircham is a village, part of the civil parish… Great Bircham is situated 2½ miles northwest of Houghton Hall.
Bircham Newton
Village
Bircham Newton is a village in the civil parish… Bircham Newton is situated 3½ miles north of Houghton Hall.
Houghton Hall
Latitude
52.82708° or 52° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
0.65774° or 0° 39′ 28″ east
Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)
Open location code
9F42RMG5+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Houghton Hall” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霍頓廳”
- Dutch: “Houghton Hall”
- Finnish: “Houghton Hall”
- French: “Houghton Hall”
- German: “Houghton Hall”
- Hebrew: “הוטן הול”
- Irish: “Houghton Hall”
- Italian: “Houghton Hall”
- Japanese: “ホートン・ホール”
- Polish: “Houghton Hall”
- Portuguese: “Houghton Hall”
- Russian: “Хоутон-холл”
- Slovenian: “Houghton Hall”
- Spanish: “Houghton Hall”
- Swedish: “Houghton Hall”
- Ukrainian: “Гоутон-холл”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Houghton and Bunker’s Hill.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Houghton Cross and RBOrganic Farm.
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