Wilton House

British

noun

a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge

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The letter detailed the then Lady Pembroke telling her son to bring the king to Wilton House to see "As You Like it", with the additional lure of "we have the man Shakespeare with us".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

A letter, mentioned by a Victorian antiquarian, was apparently held at Wilton House, seat of the Earls of Pembroke.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

These will be joining hundreds of other cars and an expected 10,000 visitors can admire them while strolling round the grounds of Wilton House.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2013

The seat of the earls of Pembroke in Wiltshire, Wilton House is a legendary name in English studies of Roman art and has a magic ring to present-day collectors.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2011

Thomas, Earle of Pembroke, told me that his sister-in-law's priest, a Frenchman, made a pretty poem or poemation on Wilton House and Garden, in Latin verse, which Mr. Berford, his Lordship's Chaplain, can procure.

From The Natural History of Wiltshire by Aubrey, John

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