Wimpole Estate

Wimpole Hall
The entrance front
TypeCountry house
LocationWimpole
Coordinates52°08′28″N 0°02′59″W / 52.1411°N 0.0498°W / 52.1411; -0.0498
AreaCambridgeshire
Built1640–1650
extended 1713-1716
remodelled 1742-1745
remodelled 1790-1794
remodelled c.1842
ArchitectJames Gibbs
Henry Flitcroft
John Soane
Henry Edward Kendall
OwnerNational Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameWimpole Hall
Designated22 Nov 1967
Reference no.1128166
Official nameWimpole Hall
Designated16 January 1985
Reference no.1000635
Wimpole Estate is located in Cambridgeshire
Wimpole Estate
Location of Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, about 8+12 miles (13.7 kilometres) southwest of Cambridge. The house, begun in 1640, and its 3,000 acres (12 km2) of parkland and farmland are owned by the National Trust. The estate is generally open to the public and received over 335,000 visitors in 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.