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Stafford House, Dorset 
West Stafford, Dorset, England
Circa Date: 1633 w/Victorian additions
Status: Fully Extant
West Stafford, Dorset, England
Circa Date: 1633 w/Victorian additions
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Dorset
Historic County
Devonshire, Dorsetshire
Town / City
West Stafford
Latitude
50.704811
Longitude
-2.38958
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1633 w/Victorian additions
Images
Images From Flickr This is a new feature that we are testing publicly. We apologize if not all Flickr images are associated with the house record. Please bear with us as we work to refine the accuracy of the images retrieved.  Brancaster - The Great War  Aylsham War Memorial - Great War - Frostick to Wymer  Margaret Beaufort, Mother of Henry VII, Grandmother of Arthur, Margaret, Henry, and Mary Tudor  Stafford House  S5030084  S5030095  S5030082  S5030086  S5030096  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, grandmother of Henry VIII, Arthur, Margaret, and Mary Tudor, great-grandmother of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I  Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, grandmother of Henry, Arthur, Margaret, and Mary Tudor |
Architects
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Unknown
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use
Unknown
Current Ownership Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Stafford is a house built of a pale gray limestone, with ashlar and rubble. It has two facades: the East of 1633 and the West, by Benjamin Ferrey, of 1848-50. There is also a 2-story gabled porch.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Emma" (1996).
Bibliography
| Author | Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
Related Resources
There are no documents associated with this house.
