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Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. It was built on the site of the medieval Wilton Abbey.
18 de feb. de 2021 · History of Wilton House. Before it was a private residence, there was a priory on the grounds, founded by King Egbert around 871 – over the following centuries, more and more lands were granted until its wealth meant there was a large abbey on the site.
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Wilton House holds over 250 years of history, passing through six families and surviving two wars. It saw the rise and fall of landed gentry in the colonies, the birth of a new country, and the realities of generational slavery. Visit today to discover a unique Virginian story and experience 18th-century colonial life.
A somewhat incomplete history of Wilton House. Well, not even a history really. Just some interesting bits and bobs we found on the internet... The earliest reference we can find to Wilton House is in 'The Sword and the Trowel' from 1865.
Wilton House es una casa de campo inglesa situada en Wilton, cerca de Salisbury en el condado de Wiltshire. Ha sido la casa de campo de los condes de Pembroke durante 400 años. El primer edificio del que se tiene constancia en este lugar es de un monasterio fundado por el rey Egberto alrededor de 871. Posteriormente a este monasterio, gracias ...
Wilton House has been the Earl of Pembroke’s ancestral home for over four and a half centuries. Rebuilt in the Palladian style in 1647 by Inigo Jones & John Webb, with further alterations made by James Wyatt in 1801, the chief architectural features are the 17th-century State Apartments and the 19th century Cloisters.
18 de jul. de 2021 · HISTORY. The site now occupied by Wilton House was in use as early as the 9th century when King Alfred, he of griddle-cake fame, established a nunnery here. Three centuries later a Benedictine abbey replaced the earlier nunnery, and the current house largely echoes the monastic layout.
