Stourhead

Stourhead
The Palladian bridge and Pantheon
TypeHouse and garden
LocationStourton with Gasper, Wiltshire, England
Coordinates51°06′29″N 2°19′09″W / 51.108°N 2.3191°W / 51.108; -2.3191
BuiltHouse: 1721–1724, destroyed in fire, rebuilt 1906
Gardens: 1741–1780
ArchitectColen Campbell
Architectural style(s)Neo-Palladian
Governing bodyNational Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameStourhead House
Designated6 January 1966
Reference no.1131104
Official nameStourhead
Designated1 September 1987
Reference no.1000471
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Palladian Bridge
Designated6 January 1966
Reference no.1131099
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Pantheon
Designated6 January 1966
Reference no.1131102
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Temple of Apollo
Designated6 January 1966
Reference no.1131100
Stourhead is located in Wiltshire
Stourhead
Location of Stourhead in Wiltshire

Stourhead (/ˈstaʊərhɛd/)[1] is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate[2] at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset.

The estate is about 4 km (2+12 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been part-owned by the National Trust since 1946.

  1. ^ "Stourhead". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ^ "National Trust – Stourhead". National Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2012.