stately home
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He had already become the first to open an English stately home to the public, and this new venture took the securing of Longleat's financial future to a whole new level.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
They soon expanded into other products and moved their headquarters to nearby Cowick Hall, a stately home in East Cowick.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
About 11 names have been found scribbled high up in the Great Hall of the stately home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, by art restorers working on the paintings.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Roy Porter’s kaleidoscopic portrait of 18th-century England captures high and low society, from stately home to poor tenement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
In the distance, perched on a low rise, was an elegant, stately home with long windows and multiple chimneys.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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