Brympton d'Evercy

Brympton d'Evercy
Yellow stone building at the end of a driveway accessed via stone gateposts.
Brympton d'Evercy
TypeManor House
LocationBrympton
Coordinates50°56′10″N 2°41′06″W / 50.93624°N 2.68510°W / 50.93624; -2.68510
AreaSomerset
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBrympton d'Evercy Brympton House
Designated19 April 1961
Reference no.1057261
Brympton d'Evercy is located in Somerset
Brympton d'Evercy
Location of Brympton d'Evercy in Somerset
Entrance front c. 1868.

Brympton d'Evercy (alternatively Brympton House), a grade I listed[1] manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England, has been called the most beautiful in England.[2] In 1927 the British magazine Country Life devoted three articles to it, in which Christopher Hussey, near the start of a 50-year career as an architectural authority, termed it "the one which created the greatest impression and summarises so exquisitely English country life qualities."[3] His articles remain the only detailed account of the house, which has belonged to six families: the D'Evercys, Stourtons, Sydenhams, Fanes, Weeks (1992–2008), and Glossops (since 2008).

  1. ^ Historic England. "Brympton House or Brympton D'Evercy (1057261)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
  2. ^ Waugh, Auberon (31 August 1992). "But life goes on". Daily Telegraph. Way of the World. p. 17.
  3. ^ Country Life, Saturday, 7 May 1927.