Museums · East of England
Somerleyton Hall
Somerleyton Hall — a museum in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Somerleyton Hall is a museum in england-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Somerleyton Hall is a museum located in the East of England. The hall is notable for its Victorian architecture and extensive grounds, which include a variety of gardens. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
In 1240, a manor house was built on the site by Sir Peter Fitzosbert, whose daughter married into the Jernegan family. The male line of the Fitzosberts ended, and the Jernegans held the estate until 1604. At that point, John Wentworth bought the estate. He transformed the main residence into a typical East Anglian Tudor-Jacobean mansion. It then passed to the Garney family. The next owner was Admiral Sir Thomas Allin, a native of Lowestoft. He took part in the Battle of Lowestoft (1665) and the Battle of Solebay at Southwold in 1672. Eventually, the male line of that family also died out. In 1843, the Somerleyton estate was bought by the prosperous entrepreneur and MP Samuel Morton Peto.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5207, 1.6731
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet
- Postcode
- NR32 5QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lowestoft
Sources
- wikipedia: Somerleyton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Somerleyton Hall?
- Somerleyton Hall is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR32 5QQ), in the parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet.
- Who owns Somerleyton Hall?
- Somerleyton Hall is owned by Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton.
- How do I get to Somerleyton Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR32 5QQ. It sits within the Lowestoft parliamentary constituency.