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Bramham Park, Yorkshire

Bramham Park is a Baroque mansion near Bramham, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. Bramham Park was built in 1698 by Robert Benson, 1st Lord Bingley. The house, constructed of magnesian limestone ashlar with stone slate roofs in a classical style, is built to a linear plan with a main range linked by colonnades to flanking pavilions. The house is surrounded by a 500 acres landscaped park ornamented by several follies and avenues laid out in the 18th-century landscape tradition. The estate is within the council area of Leeds.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1135635.

Place Type: William and Mary House
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.870124,-1.3802992
Grid Reference: SE 4084 4172
Civil Parish: Bramham cum Oglethorpe CP
Council Area: Leeds CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Yorkshire SA
Police Area: West Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 300080
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bramham_Park,_Yorkshire_300080

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