Historic houses · South East England
Came House
Came House — Grade I listed house in West Dorset, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South · 2.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Came House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed house in West Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6931°, -2.4196°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Frome SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Came House is a privately owned country house next to the village of Winterborne Came, in Dorset, England. Built in the mid-18th century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was built for John Damer by Francis Cartwright of Blandford in 1754; after Cartwright's death in 1758, the interior was completed by Vile and Cobb, cabinet makers of London, in 1762. There is a kitchen wing on the east, connected to the house by a passageway. In the mid-19th century an entrance with a porch, vestibule and cloakrooms, and a cast-iron domed conservatory, were added on the west side of the house. The conservatory is attributed to the architect Charles Fowler. A library was also established at that time and other minor changes were made. There have otherwise been few alterations.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6931, -2.4196
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Winterborne Came
- Postcode
- DT2 8NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 1754
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South — 2.2 km
- Official site
- www.camehouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17532199 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Came House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Came House, Winterborne Came - geograph.org.uk - 959930.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Came House?
- Came House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 8NU), in the parish of Winterborne Came.
- When was Came House built?
- Built or established in 1754.
- Is Came House a listed building?
- Came House is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Came House a protected site?
- Yes — Came House is part of the River Frome SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Came House?
- The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 8NU.