Charleston Farmhouse
Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, representing the fruition of more than sixty years of artistic creativity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house museum
- Also known as: “Charleston”, “Charleston House”, and “Charleston Trust”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Firle Beacon and Firle Tower.
Firle Beacon
Peak
Photo: Alan Rolfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firle Beacon is a hill in the South Downs of southern England. It is 217 metres high and is a Marilyn. It commands a far-reaching view. When the prevailing wind is northerly, the site is often used for gliding activities like slope soaring.
Firle Tower
Residential building
Photo: Simon Hookey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firle Tower is a residential building, which is situated 3,300 feet west of Charleston Farmhouse.
The Parish Church
Church
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Charleston Farmhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripe and Litlington.
Ripe
Village
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The civil parish of Chalvington with Ripe, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, is made up of the two villages, Chalvington and Ripe. They are located in the upper Rivers Cuckmere and Ouse joint valley north of the South Downs, between the A27 and the A22 roads, and some 15 miles northwest of Eastbourne. Ripe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Charleston Farmhouse.
Litlington
Village
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuckmere Valley, in the Wealden district, in the county of East Sussex, England. It is focussed 3 miles ENE of Seaford on the south coast. Litlington is situated 4 miles southeast of Charleston Farmhouse.
Bishopstone
Hamlet
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopstone is a rural village in the parish of Seaford, in Lewes district, in the county of East Sussex, England. Bishopstone Village has a population of about 200 people, including the nearby hamlet of Norton. Bishopstone is situated 4 miles south of Charleston Farmhouse.
Charleston Farmhouse
- Categories: historic house museum, arts venue, house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84268° or 50° 50′ 34″ northLongitude
0.11561° or 0° 6′ 56″ eastElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9F22R4V8+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 140979049OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
12076703Wikidata ID
Q493543
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Charleston Farmhouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Charleston etxaldea”
- Chinese: “查尔斯顿农舍”
- Czech: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- Dutch: “Charleston Farm House”
- Dutch: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- Dutch: “Charleston”
- French: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- German: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- Spanish: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- Swedish: “Charleston Farmhouse”
- Tajik: “Чарлстон Фэрмҳаус”
- Welsh: “Charleston Farmhouse”
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