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| Burley House | |
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| Type | House |
| Location | Burley, Rutland |
| Coordinates | 52°40′56″N 0°41′38″W / 52.6822°N 0.6938°W |
| Built | c.1696-1700 |
| Architect | Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham |
| Architectural style(s) | "Baroque in composition, Palladian in detail" |
| Owner | Private |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Burley House |
| Designated | 18 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1073792 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Terrace parapet, retaining wall and staircase |
| Designated | 18 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1073793 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Entrance Gates and Gate Piers |
| Designated | 18 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1177480 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Walling to western stable yard and entrance court |
| Designated | 18 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1361520 |
  Location of Burley House in Rutland | |
Burley House, Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, England is an 17th-century country house built for Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham. Although Finch sought advice on the house from such as Christopher Wren, he appears to have acted as his own architect. The house stands on the site of an earlier building, owned by George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham in the early 17th century. The scale of Finch's new house is vast, the main block, the corps de logis, is fifteen bays long by seven wide, and fronts an expansive cour d'honneur. Construction took place between 1696 and 1700. Much of the interior of the house was destroyed in a major fire in 1908, although subsequently restored. In the late 20th century the house was converted to apartments, with enabling development in the grounds, by Kit Martin. Burley House is a Grade I listed building. Its park is listed at Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.