Fonthill Splendens
Fonthill Splendens was a country mansion in Wiltshire, built by Alderman William Beckford; building began in 1755 and was largely complete by 1770. The construction followed the destruction by fire of the previous Fonthill House.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Manor estate
- Description: country mansion in Wiltshire, England
- Also known as: “Fonthill House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of Holy Trinity.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1 mile northwest of Fonthill Splendens.
Church of Holy Trinity
Church
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Church of Holy Trinity is situated 1¼ miles west of Fonthill Splendens.
Beckford Arms
Pub
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beckford Arms is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Fonthill Splendens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Chicksgrove and Teffont Magna.
Lower Chicksgrove
Hamlet
Lower Chicksgrove is a hamlet on the north bank of the River Nadder in the south of the county of Wiltshire, England, within the Vale of Wardour. It is about 2 miles east of Tisbury and 10 miles west of Salisbury. Lower Chicksgrove is situated 2 miles southeast of Fonthill Splendens.
Teffont Magna
Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teffont Magna, sometimes called Upper Teffont, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Teffont, in the Nadder valley in the south of the county of Wiltshire, England. Teffont Magna is situated 2½ miles east of Fonthill Splendens.
Teffont Evias
Village
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teffont Evias is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Teffont, on the Nadder valley in the south of Wiltshire, England. Edric Holmes described the village as "most delightfully situated", and Maurice Hewlett included Teffont in his list of the half dozen most beautiful villages in England. Teffont Evias is situated 3 miles east of Fonthill Splendens.
Fonthill Splendens
- Categories: stately home, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chilmark, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.08628° or 51° 5′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.07744° or 2° 4′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3V3WPF+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1020034667OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q95965817
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