Downton, Yorkshire

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Downton, Yorkshire is the fictional English country estate that serves as the primary setting of the television series "Downton Abbey" and the home of the aristocratic Crawley family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional country estate
fictional location
appearsIn Downton Abbey NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme decline of the British aristocracy
social change in early 20th-century Britain
upstairs-downstairs household dynamics
contains estate grounds
main house
servants' quarters
village of Downton (nearby)
country England
createdForWorkBy Julian Fellowes NERFINISHED
fictionalCountySeatOf Crawley family estate NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceIn Downton Abbey series 1 NERFINISHED
genreContext period drama
homeOf Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham NERFINISHED
Crawley family NERFINISHED
Lady Edith Crawley NERFINISHED
Lady Mary Crawley NERFINISHED
Lady Sybil Crawley NERFINISHED
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham NERFINISHED
Tom Branson NERFINISHED
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham NERFINISHED
various domestic staff
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Yorkshire NERFINISHED
medium television series
narrativeFunction setting for class relations between aristocracy and servants
symbol of British aristocratic life
portrayedByRealLocation Highclere Castle NERFINISHED
primarySettingOf Downton Abbey NERFINISHED
settingType rural estate
timePeriodDepicted Edwardian era NERFINISHED
World War I era
early 20th century
interwar period

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Crawley family residence Downton, Yorkshire