Stately homes · South West England
Trereife House
Trereife House — country house in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 2.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Trereife House is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Built in the Queen Anne style style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1115°, -5.5651°.
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Heritage listing
Trereife House (pronounced Treeve) is a grade II* listed manor house located west of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, England, UK. The house was built in the 18th century and has two storeys and a hipped roof with dormer windows.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
A beautiful, family-run estate, steeped in Cornish history and with a long-standing association with romantic poetry.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Trereife House (pronounced Treeve) is a grade II* listed manor house located west of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, England, UK. The house was built in the 18th century and has two storeys and a hipped roof with dormer windows.
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Background
History
The first occupants of Trereife were the Nicholls family. Originally a farming family living in the farmhouse at Trereife, they assumed the role of minor gentry after gradually increasing the amount of land they owned over a period of time. John Nicholls, after working as a barrister at the Court of Chancery in London, arranged for a Queen Anne style facade to be added to the original farmhouse. This was completed in 1708. The house eventually came into the hands of the Le Grice family. Charles Valentine Le Grice (14 February 1773 – 24 December 1858) became the first member of the family to live there when he came to Cornwall in 1796 as the tutor to William John Godolphin (died 1815).…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.1115, -5.5651
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Penzance
- Postcode
- TR20 8TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 2.7 km
- Official site
- www.trereifepark.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7838692 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Trereife House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Trereife House Geograph-2577198-by-Rod-Allday.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trereife House?
- Trereife House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR20 8TB), in the parish of Penzance.
- Is Trereife House a listed building?
- Trereife House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Trereife House a protected site?
- Yes — Trereife House is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Trereife House?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR20 8TB.