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Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near Pilsgate, Northamptonshire, in the Soke of Peterborough area of the county. The mediæval settlement of Burghley, abandoned by 1450, may lie below the estate. The house, a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, was built for Sir William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Elizabeth between 1555-1587. It was modelled on the privy lodgings of Richmond Palace. The house is one of the main examples of stonemasonry and proportion in 16th-century Elizabethan architecture, reflecting the prominence of its founder, and the lucrative wool trade of the Cecil estates. It is within the council area of Peterborough.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1127501.
Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.6423,-0.45291973
Grid Reference: TF 0477 0607
Civil Parish: St Martin's Without CP
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 300218
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Burghley_House,_Northamptonshire_300218
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The main part of the house has 35 major rooms, on the ground and first floors. There are more than 80 lesser rooms and numerous halls, corridors, bathrooms, and service areas. The exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance, but most of the interiors date from re-modellings before 1800. The avenues in the park, the lake and the Lion Bridge were the work of Capability Brown between 1755–1779. The house was subsequently the residence of Cecil's descendants, the Earls, and since 1801, the Marquesses of Exeter. It is still lived in by the senior (Exeter) branch of the Cecil family. As well as the annual Burghley Horse Trials, the park plays host to the 'Burghley Run' for Stamford School and an annual meet for the Cambridge University Draghounds. Burleigh has also featured in many films and TV programmes, including 'Middlemarch' (1994); 'Pride & Prejudice (2005)'; 'The Da Vinci Code' (2006); and 'The Crown' (2016).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1127501.
Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.6423,-0.45291973
Grid Reference: TF 0477 0607
Civil Parish: St Martin's Without CP
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 300218
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Burghley_House,_Northamptonshire_300218
Peruse Northamptonshire on WikishireThe main part of the house has 35 major rooms, on the ground and first floors. There are more than 80 lesser rooms and numerous halls, corridors, bathrooms, and service areas. The exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance, but most of the interiors date from re-modellings before 1800. The avenues in the park, the lake and the Lion Bridge were the work of Capability Brown between 1755–1779. The house was subsequently the residence of Cecil's descendants, the Earls, and since 1801, the Marquesses of Exeter. It is still lived in by the senior (Exeter) branch of the Cecil family. As well as the annual Burghley Horse Trials, the park plays host to the 'Burghley Run' for Stamford School and an annual meet for the Cambridge University Draghounds. Burleigh has also featured in many films and TV programmes, including 'Middlemarch' (1994); 'Pride & Prejudice (2005)'; 'The Da Vinci Code' (2006); and 'The Crown' (2016).