Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire
Overview
Stately home
A stately home is a "great country house". It is thus a palatial great house or in some cases an updated castle, located in the British Isles, mostly built between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, set in 5800 acres (23.5 km²). Located on the estate is the village of Sancton
Sancton
Sancton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south east of the market town of Market Weighton on the A1034 road.The civil parish is formed by the village of Sancton and the hamlet of Houghton...
. The hall is a Grade I listed building.
