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Leverington Hall
Leverington Hall — Grade I listed building in Fenland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Leverington Hall 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 building in Fenland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.6798°, 0.1370°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Leverington Hall is a 17th-century country house in the parish of Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England. The house is Grade I listed and is privately owned.
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Background
History
The parish of Leverington was not mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is believed that an earlier building, Durham's Place, was on the site. Durham's Place was the property and residence of William Everard, son of Sir Lawrence Everard. The main body of the current house was built , with a crosswing added to the south end in the early 18th century. The first owner was Robert Swaine (d. 1705), son of Thomas Swaine of Wisbech. Robert Swaine is believed to have inherited substantial wealth through the deaths of his father and brother (also Thomas Swaine), and through his marriage in 1640 to Mary Freeman, daughter of London merchant William Freeman. Swaine added considerably to the property.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6798, 0.1370
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Fenland
- Parish
- Leverington
- Postcode
- PE13 5BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Established
- 1630
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527730 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leverington Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leverington Hall, Church Road, Leverington (geograph 3506030).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leverington Hall?
- Leverington Hall is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE13 5BY), in the parish of Leverington.
- When was Leverington Hall built?
- Built or established in 1630.
- Is Leverington Hall a listed building?
- Leverington Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Leverington Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE13 5BY. It sits within the North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.