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.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional country estate
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fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Downton Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decline of the British aristocracy
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social change in early 20th-century Britain ⓘ upstairs-downstairs household dynamics ⓘ |
| contains |
estate grounds
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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
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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
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symbol of British aristocratic life ⓘ |
| portrayedByRealLocation | Highclere Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | Downton Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | rural estate ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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World War I era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
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