Burghley House

Burghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near , . It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the senior branch of the Cecil family and is Grade I listed.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stamford railway station and St Martin’s Church.

Railway station
serves the town of in , England, and is located in . The station is 12.5 miles west of . is situated 1¼ miles west of Burghley House.

Church
St Martin's Church, Stamford, is a Grade I listed in the Church of England located in , , England. The area of the town south of the was in until 1889 and is called Stamford Baron or St Martin's. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Burghley House.

Ruins
St Leonard's Priory, Stamford was a priory in , England. It was built in , supposedly on the site of a monastery which was founded by St Wilfrid in 658 and destroyed in the Danish invasion. is situated 1 mile northwest of Burghley House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stamford Baron St Martin and Pilsgate.

Suburb
is a former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the South Kesteven district, in the county of , England.

Village
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of , England.

is a market town at the south-west corner of , with a population of about 21,000. It's a charming place with a well-preserved Georgian centre, and with opulent Burghley House just south.

Burghley House

Latitude
52.64263° or 52° 38′ 34″ north
Longitude
-0.45244° or 0° 27′ 9″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9C4XJGVX+32
Geo­Names ID
8410811
Wiki­data ID
Q1015079
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Burghley House” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բերլի հաուս
  • Catalan: Burghley House
  • Chinese: 伯利莊園
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