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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: country house in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Palladian Houghton Hall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Church of St Peter.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 1½ miles south of Houghton Hall.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles southeast of Houghton Hall.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Martin Pearman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles east of Houghton Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpley and Great Bircham.
Harpley
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located along the A148. Harpley is 12 miles north-east of King's Lynn and 30 miles north-west of Norwich. Harpley is situated 2 miles south of Houghton Hall.
Great Bircham
Village
Photo: Andrew Huggett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Bircham is a village, part of the civil parish of Bircham, in the English county of Norfolk. Great Bircham is located 12 miles north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 38 miles north-west of the city of Norwich. Great Bircham is situated 2½ miles northwest of Houghton Hall.
Bircham Newton
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bircham Newton is a village in the civil parish of Bircham, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. Bircham Newton is located 0.7 miles north of Great Bircham, 13 miles north-east of King's Lynn and 33 miles north-west of Norwich. Bircham Newton is situated 3½ miles north of Houghton Hall.
Houghton Hall
Latitude
52.82708° or 52° 49′ 38″ northLongitude
0.65774° or 0° 39′ 28″ eastElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
9F42RMG5+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 203831217OpenStreetMap 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: “ハウトン・ホール”
- 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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