Wentworth Woodhouse

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Wentworth Woodhouse is a vast 18th-century English country house in South Yorkshire, renowned for having one of the longest façades in Europe and for its historic association with the aristocratic Wentworth and Rockingham families.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
stately home
associatedWith Earl Fitzwilliam
surface form: Earls Fitzwilliam

Rockingham family
Wentworth family
builtFor Wentworth family
constructionStart early 18th century
country England
currentUse events venue
heritage attraction
tourist destination
governedBy Wentworth Woodhouse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust
hasAlternativeName Wentworth House
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Palladian architecture
hasCulturalSignificance example of grand English country house architecture
symbol of aristocratic wealth and power in 18th-century Britain
hasFeature extensive parkland
formal gardens
grand state rooms
one of the longest country house façades in Europe
stable block
hasPart East Front
West Front
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England entry
surface form: National Heritage List for England
locatedIn South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
village of Wentworth
near Rotherham
Sheffield
notableResident Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Earl Fitzwilliam
surface form: Earls Fitzwilliam

Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family
surface form: Fitzwilliam family

Rockingham family
Wentworth family
region Yorkshire
significantRebuilding mid-18th century
subjectOf architectural studies
heritage conservation campaigns
usedAs aristocratic seat
country estate
educational institution in the 20th century
military training site during the Second World War

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Wentworth notableSeat Wentworth Woodhouse
Fitzwilliam associatedPlace Wentworth Woodhouse
Watson-Wentworth associatedWithHouse Wentworth Woodhouse
Watson-Wentworth linkedToEstate Wentworth Woodhouse
this entity surface form: Wentworth Woodhouse estate
Wentworth Woodhouse governedBy Wentworth Woodhouse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust