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.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “Palladian Houghton Hall”
- Description: country house in Norfolk, England, UK
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Great Bircham
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2½ miles northwest of Houghton Hall
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3½ miles north of Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall
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Latitude
52.82708° or 52° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
0.65774° or 0° 39′ 28″ east
Open location code
9F42RMG5+R3
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Houghton Hall” goes by many names.
霍頓廳Chinese
Houghton HallDutch
Houghton HallFinnish
הוטן הולHebrew
Houghton HallIrish
Houghton HallItalian
ハウトン・ホールJapanese
ホートン・ホールJapanese
Houghton HallPolish
Хоутон-холлRussian
Houghton HallSlovenian
Houghton HallSwedish
Гоутон-холлUkrainian
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