Historic Houses in Cornwall
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Historic Houses in Cornwall are listed below.
Cornwall is a very special and separate part of Britain since it was isolated from the mainland by the River Tamar. Consequently it retains much of its Celtic character, in fact the name Cornwall comes from the Saxon Cornovii and Wealas meaning Welsh of...
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Antony
Torpoint, Plymouth, Cornwall
Antony has been the home of the Carew family for almost 600 years. The house is faced in Pentewan stone and flanked by colonnaded wings of... more
Cotehele
St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall
Set in the heart of this riverside estate, Cotehele was mainly built between 1485 and 1627 and was the home of the Edgcumbe family for centuries.... more
Godolphin House
Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall
Godolphin House, a privately owned Tudor and Stuart Grade I mansion was begun in the 14th century, with additions made in later centuries - by the... more
Lanhydrock
Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall
Lanhydrock was originally a 17th century house which was almost totally destroyed in 1881 and is now one of the most fascinating late 19th century houses... more
Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park
Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall
Mount Edgcumbe was built by Sir Richard Edgcumbe of Cotehele in his deer park in 1547-53. The house was destroyed in 1941 during the Blitz on... more
Pencarrow
Bodmin, Cornwall
Pencarrow is an historic Georgian house still owned and lived in by the Molesworth-St Aubyn family. Collections include paintings, furniture and porcelain.... more
Prideaux Place
Padstow, Cornwall
Prideaux Place, situated above the port of Padstow, has been the home of the Prideaux-Brune family for over 400 years. It is a mixture of Elizabethan,... more
St Michael´s Mount
Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall
St Michael´s Mount can be approached by a causeway at low tide and ferry at high tide, was originally the site of a Benedictine priory dating... more
Trerice
Kestle Mill, Newquay, Cornwall
Trerice is a small Elizabethan manor house in a secluded setting. The highlight of the interior is the magnificient great chamber with its barrel ceiling. It... more