St Giles House

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St Giles House is a historic country estate in Dorset, England, long associated with the Ashley-Cooper family and notable for its architectural and political heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house
architecturalStyle English country house style
associatedWithFamily Ashley-Cooper family NERFINISHED
associatedWithTitle Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
builtFor 1st Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper NERFINISHED
category Country houses in Dorset
Grade I listed houses in Dorset
Registered historic parks and gardens in Dorset
ceremonialCounty Dorset NERFINISHED
completionDate late 17th century
constructionStartDate 1650s
country England
governingBody privately owned
hasAlternativeName St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles NERFINISHED
hasDesignation Registered historic park and garden
hasFeature avenues of trees
chapel
formal gardens
parkland
stables
hasGroundsArea over 5,000 acres
hasHeritageStatus Grade I listed building
hasHistoricAssociation English parliamentary history
development of Whig political thought
hasHistoricUse political salon
listedBy Historic England NERFINISHED
locatedIn Dorset
Wimborne St Giles NERFINISHED
near Cranborne Chase NERFINISHED
Wimborne Minster NERFINISHED
notableFor architectural heritage
association with Whig politics
political heritage
openFor occasional public events
private events
weddings
ownedBy Ashley-Cooper family NERFINISHED
Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
parish Wimborne St Giles civil parish NERFINISHED
principalSeatOf Earls of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
restorationBegan early 2010s
restoredBy Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
underwent major restoration in the 21st century
usedAs event venue
family seat
private residence

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