Gorhambury House
Gorhambury House is a Palladian-style house near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was built between 1777 and 1784 to replace Old Gorhambury House, which was left to fall into ruin.Photo: Srlee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: country house in St Michael, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gorhambury”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verulamium and Old Gorhambury House.
Verulamium
Archaeological site
Photo: Rob Hinkley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans. Verulamium is situated 1¼ miles east of Gorhambury House.
Old Gorhambury House
House
Old Gorhambury House located near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, is a ruined Elizabethan mansion, a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Old Gorhambury House is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Gorhambury House.
St Albans Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Albans Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England. St Albans Cathedral is situated 2 miles east of Gorhambury House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potters Crouch and Leverstock Green.
Potters Crouch
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Hinkley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Potters Crouch is a small hamlet in Hertfordshire, England, south-west of St Albans near Chiswell Green. It is in the civil parish of St Michael. Potters Crouch is situated 1½ miles south of Gorhambury House.
Leverstock Green
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leverstock Green is a village in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is located between Hemel Hempstead and St Albans Leverstock Green has a school, Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School, cricket club, tennis club, football club, village hall… Leverstock Green is situated 2 miles west of Gorhambury House.
St Stephens
Suburb
Photo: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles north-west of London, 8 miles south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles south-east of Luton. St Stephens is situated 2 miles southeast of Gorhambury House.
Gorhambury House
- Categories: English country house and country house
- Location: St Michael, City and District of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75829° or 51° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.38774° or 0° 23′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3XQJ56+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 165580640OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17555325
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Gorhambury House” goes by many names.
- French: “Gorhambury House”
- German: “Gorhambury House”
- Japanese: “ゴーレムベリー・ハウス”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gorhambury Park and Gardens and Cypress Wood.
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