Knole

British  

/ nəʊl /

noun

1. a mansion in Sevenoaks in Kent: built (1454) for Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury; later granted to the Sackville family, who made major alterations (1603–08)

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Example Sentences

Knole Park Oak in Kent, believed to have inspired an epic poem in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando, also made the list.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

A few days, later I took a 25-minute train trip south of London to another historic stately home, Knole — all 365 rooms of it.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

There is even a very early self-reflexive photograph, “Silber Repousse Mirror from Knole House,” 1853, by the British photographer Charles Thurston Thompson.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 24, 2017

And in 1967 they shot a promotional video at Knole Park Golf Club, outside London, for their double release of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane."

From Golf Digest • Jul. 7, 2014

Of moderate length, the best known are those of Haddon Hall, with rich wainscotting carried up to the ceiling, Hardwick, Knole, Longleat, Blickling Hall and Sutton Place, Surrey.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various