stately home

Example Sentences

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Staff at a stately home used for scenes in the new Netflix film of Frankenstein said they hoped it would introduce a new generation to the historical home.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 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

A former US filmmaker has launched a High Court battle against an English council to gain control of the ancestral stately home he spent seven years trying to save from ruin.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Derbyshire Police said the crash between the cyclist, a 61-year-old man, and a grey Vauxhall Crossland occurred close to the main bridge facing the stately home at about 13:00 BST on Wednesday.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 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