Somerley

Somerley is a large country house and grounds in the civil parish of Ellingham and Harbridge with Ibsley in the New Forest district in Hampshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) west of the New Forest National Park.[1] The nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east from the House, just east off the River Avon.

Somerley
Somerley House
General information
StatusComplete
LocationEllingham, Harbridge and Ibsley
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates50.8714°N 1.8060°W / 50.8714; -1.8060
Completedc. 1795
ClientDavid Hobson
OwnerEarl of Normanton
Design and construction
ArchitectSamuel Wyatt
DesignationsGrade II* listed
Website
http://www.somerley.com/

The house is the home of the seventh earl of Normanton.[2] It was designed by Samuel Wyatt in 1792–1795, and the house became the property of the Normanton family in 1825.[2] It is not open to the public although it is available for weddings, filming, corporate and private event hire.[2]

The house was a filming location for the 1983 TV adaptation of Mansfield Park.[3] Somerley park is home to a golf club,[4]

Notes
  1. New Forest National Park map
  2. Somerley - newforestconferencing.com Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Filming locations for Mansfield Park, Internet Movie Database.
  4. Somerley Park Golf Club

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