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The proper (British) pronunciation of over 105 country house names.
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House Name |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
County or District |
| Aigas House | A-gas ("A" rhymes with hay) | Highlands |
| Alnwick Castle | ANN-ick | Northumberland |
| Althorp | ALL-trup | Northamptonshire |
| Anglesey Abbey | ANG-uhl-see | Cambridgeshire |
| Ardkinglas | ard-KIN-glis | Argyll & Bute |
| Arundel Castle | ARR-n-dul | West Sussex |
| Auchinleck House (Affleck) | AWK-in-leck or af-FLECK | Ayrshire |
| Balmoral Castle | bal-MORR-ul | Aberdeenshire |
| Bamburgh Castle | BAM-bur-uh | Northumberland |
| Barlaston Hall | bar-lus-tun | Staffordshire |
| Beaulieu (Palace House), Hampshire | BYOO-lee | Hampshire |
| Belvoir Castle | BEE-ver | Leicestershire |
| Benacre Hall, Suffolk | BEN-uh-kur | Suffolk |
| Blenheim Palace | BLEN-um | Oxfordshire |
| Bolsover Castle | BOLE-sur | Derbyshire |
| Boughton House, Northamptonshire | BOW-tun (as in "take a bow") | Northamptonshire |
| Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire | BROT-un | Oxfordshire |
| Browsholme Hall | BROOS-um | Lancashire |
| Brympton d'Evercy | BRIMP-tun DEV-er-see | Somerset |
| Burghley House | BUR-lee | Lincolnshire |
| Carew Castle | KEER-oo | Pembrokeshire |
| Charlecote Park | CHARL-cut | Warwickshire |
| Chequers (Chequers Court) | CHECK-urs | Buckinghamshire |
| Chiswick House | CHIZ-ick | London (Greater London) |
| Cholmondeley Castle (Cholmondeley Hall) | CHUM-lee | Cheshire |
| Cirencester Abbey House | SY-ren-SES-tur or SIS-es-tur | Gloucestershire |
| Cirencester House (Oakley Grove) | SY-ren-SES-tur or SIS-es-tur | Gloucestershire |
| Corsham Court | COR-shum | Wiltshire |
| Cotehele House | ca-TEAL | Cornwall |
| Cottesbrooke Hall | COT-iss-brook | Northamptonshire |
| Craigievar Castle | CRAIG-ee-VAR | Aberdeenshire |
| Crathes Castle | CRATH-iss | Aberdeenshire |
| Culzean Castle | ca-LANE | South Ayrshire |
| Dalmeny House | dall-MEN-ee | West Lothian |
| Deepdene (The Deepdene) | DEEP-DEEN | Surrey |
| Drumlanrig Castle | drum-LAN-rig | Dumfries & Galloway |
| Dumfries House | dum-FREESE | East Ayrshire |
| Dunvegan Castle | dun-VAY-gun | Highlands |
| Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire | DEER-um | South Gloucestershire |
| Eilean Donan Castle | EE-lun DUN-un | Highlands |
| Endsleigh | INZ-lee | Devon |
| Erddig Park (Erthig) | AIR-thig ("th" as in the) | Wrexham |
| Fyvie Castle | FIE-vee | Aberdeenshire |
| Glamis Castle | GLAHMZ | Angus |
| Glandyfi Castle | GLAN-DOVEY | Powys |
| Goodnestone Park | GUNS-tun | Kent |
| Grandtully Castle (Grantully Castle) | GRANT-LEE | Perth & Kinross |
| Harewood House, Yorkshire | HARR-wood | West Yorkshire |
| Harlaxton Manor | HAR-lux-tun | Lincolnshire |
| Herstmonceux Castle (Hurstmonceux Castle) | HURSS-mun-soo | West Sussex |
| Heveningham Hall (Heavingham Hall) | HEN-ing-um | Suffolk |
| Hever Castle | HEE-vur | Kent |
| Hidcote Manor | HID-kut | Gloucestershire |
| Highclere Castle | HIGH-clear | Berkshire |
| Holker Hall | HOOK-ur | Cumbria |
| Holkham Hall (Hill Hall) | HOKE-um | Norfolk |
| Home House, London | HYOOM or HOAM | London (Central London) |
| Houghton Hall, Norfolk | HOW-tun | Norfolk |
| Ightham Mote (Ightham Court) | I-tum moat | Kent |
| Ince Blundell Hall | INSE blun-DULL | Merseyside |
| Inveraray Castle (Inverary Castle) | IN-ver-AIR-ee | Argyll & Bute |
| Kew Palace (The Dutch House) (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) | KYOO | London (Greater London) |
| Kingston Bagpuize House | KINGS-tun BAG-pyooz | Oxfordshire |
| Knebworth House | NEB-wirth | Hertfordshire |
| Knole, Kent | NOLE | Kent |
| Lanhydrock House | lan-HY-drock | Cornwall |
| Leighton Hall, Lancashire | LAY-tun | Lancashire |
| Leighton House, London | LAY-tun | London (Central London) |
| Leixlip Castle | LEESS-lip | Co. Kildare |
| Lewes Castle | LEW-iss | East Sussex |
| Lewes House | LEW-iss | East Sussex |
| Luton Hoo | LOO-tun hoo | Bedfordshire |
| Lyme Park (Lyme Hall) | LIME | Cheshire |
| Melchet Court | MEL-chet | Hampshire |
| Mereworth Castle | MERR-ee-worth | Kent |
| Monzie Castle | mu-NEE | Perth & Kinross |
| Newhailes (Whitehill) (Broughton House) | new-HALES | East Lothian |
| Nostell Priory | NOSS-tul | West Yorkshire |
| Parham House (Parham Park), Sussex | PAYR-um (like pear) | West Sussex |
| Penicuik House (Newbiggin) | PEN-ee-cook | Midlothian |
| Peover Hall | PEE-ver | Cheshire |
| Plas Newydd, Isle of Anglesey | PLASS NEU-id or PLASS NEU-ith | Isle of Anglesey |
| Port Lympne (Belcaire) | port LIM | Kent |
| Powderham Castle | POWDER-um | Devon |
| Powis Castle (Pool, Poole, Pole Castle) (Castell Coch) (Red Castle) | POW-iss | Powys |
| Prideaux Place (Place House) | prid-OH | Cornwall |
| Raby Castle | RAY-bee | County Durham |
| Rokeby Hall (Rokeby Park), County Durham | ROOK-bee | County Durham |
| Rousham House (Rousham Park) | RAUSH-um | Oxfordshire |
| Scone Palace | SKOON | Perth & Kinross |
| Seacliffe (Seacliff) | ` | East Lothian |
| Sezincote (Sesincot) | SEEZ-in-cut | Gloucestershire |
| Shardeloes | SHAR-dee-lows | Buckinghamshire |
| Sizergh Castle | SIZE-ur | Cumbria |
| Somerleyton Hall | SUMMER-LAY-tun | Suffolk |
| Squerryes Court | SQUARE-ease | Kent |
| Sudeley Castle | SOOD-lee (like "Sue") | Gloucestershire |
| Thame Park | TAME | Oxfordshire |
| Thirlestane Castle, Scottish Borders | THURL-STANE | Scottish Borders |
| Traquair House | truh-KWAIR | Scottish Borders |
| Tredegar House (Tredergar Park) | truh-DEE-gur | Newport |
| Tyninghame House (Tyninghame Castle) | TIN-ing-um | East Lothian |
| Tyntesfield (Tyntes Place) | TENTS-field | North Somerset |
| Tyringham Hall | TEER-ing-um | Buckinghamshire |
| Waddesdon Manor | WADS-dun | Buckinghamshire |
| Warwick Castle, Warwickshire | WORR-ick | Warwickshire |
| Warwick House, London | WORR-ick | London (Central London) |
| West Wycombe Park | west WICK-um | Buckinghamshire |
| Woburn Abbey | WOE-burn | Bedfordshire |
| Wollaton Hall | WOOL-a-tun | Nottinghamshire |
| Woodcote Park, Surrey | WOOD-kt | Surrey |
| Wrotham Park | ROOT-um | Hertfordshire |
| Wynyard Park (Wynyard Hall) | WIN-yard | Stockton-on-Tees |
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Please note: The Marquess of Worcestercleucch, the St. Merion family, Cherryton Park, Merion Manor, Dussex, Lorset, and all associated titles, histories, and houses are completely fictional creations. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or to actual places, is purely coincidental. These fictional creations, the W cipher, the drawing of |
