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For the purposes of this Database, a
country house is generally defined as a manor house, or larger, built since
approximately 1500 A.D. At some point in its history the house was
the country seat of a landed family that had or has an estate
(agricultural land) that served as the center for local community life
and may have included a park, village, or other supporting acreage.
Generally, the houses included have a
minimum of five bays, though some smaller houses, lodges, villas, and follies are also
included. In addition, a small percentage of the total are town
houses, ancient castles, outbuildings, and gardens;
all of these are usually included because of associations with a country house or a landed family
and are noted with a checkbox attached to the record that states "Not a
Country House."
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If you'd like to see our guide to the proper (British) pronunciation of
house names, click here.
This
Database is a work-in-progress. Many, many houses listed require much
more information before their records can be considered representative.
A work of such broad scope inevitably entails errors and omissions; we welcome your suggestions, corrections, or additions.
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If you're planning on visiting a house, always call before starting
out on your journey. Some houses are open only by appointment or
have very limited hours.
For more detailed information
about the accessibility of houses open to the public, we recommend
Hudson's Historic Houses & Gardens.
Hudson's is the most comprehensive and informative publication
available on the subject.
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