Sherborne House, Gloucestershire
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| Sherborne House | |
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 Sherborne House and the adjacent Church of St Mary Magdalene | |
| Location | Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°49′51.6″N 01°45′19.44″W / 51.831000°N 1.7554000°W |
  Location in Gloucestershire | |
Sherborne House is a large house in the village of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England. It is a former country house that has been converted into flats and has been designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]
The Dutton family owned Sherborne manor from c. 1522. A U-shaped house was built on this site in 1651–3 by Valentine Strong (d.1662)[3] for John Dutton and was rebuilt in 1829–1834 for John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne by Lewis Wyatt.[4] The house, which reproduces the style of the 17th-century building, has a square plan with a central courtyard and a three-storey façade. Interior decoration of the principal rooms was by Anthony Salvin, c. 1841.[2]
The adjoining Church of St Mary Magdalene, with origins in the late 13th century and partly rebuilt in the mid 19th century, is also Grade II* listed.[5]
The gardens, pleasure ground and extensive parkland, begun in the 17th century but much altered, are listed as Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[4] A deerpark to the southwest, now known as Lodge Park, has a former grandstand from the mid 17th century.[6]
