Knole

Knole
Knole in 2009
TypeCountry house
LocationTQ53955420
AreaKent
BuiltMostly 1455–1608
Architectural style(s)Jacobean architecture with other earlier and later styles
OwnerNational Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameKnole
Designated14 April 1951
Reference no.1336390
Official nameKnole
Designated1 May 1986
Reference no.1000183
Knole is located in Kent
Knole
Location of Knole in Kent

Knole (/nl/) is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust. It is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of four acres.[1]

The current house dates back to the mid-15th century, with major additions in the 16th and, particularly, the early 17th centuries. Its grade I listing reflects its mix of late-medieval to Stuart structures and particularly its central façade and state rooms. In 2019, an extensive conservation project, "Inspired by Knole", was completed to restore and develop the structures of the buildings and thus help to conserve its important collections.[2] The surrounding deer park has also survived with varying degrees of management in the 400 years since 1600.[3]

  1. ^ Ravilious, Kate (21 December 2015). "The Many Lives of an English Manor House". Archaeology. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ British Archaeology, May–June 2018/160, p. 54.
  3. ^ Taylor, p. 158.