Knole House

country house in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK
Organization english_country_house Q1285144
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Summary

Knole House is an English country house[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knole House is located in Sevenoaks[3].
  • Knole House is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Knole House's instance of is recorded as English country house[5].
  • Knole House's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Knole House's instance of is recorded as country house[7].
  • Knole House's maintained by is recorded as National Trust[8].
  • Knole House is owned by Thomas Bourchier[9].
  • Knole House is owned by Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset[10].
  • Knole House is operated by National Trust[11].
  • Knole House's postal code is recorded as TN15 0RP[12].
  • Knole House is part of National Trust[13].
  • Knole House's Commons category is recorded as Knole House[14].
  • Knole House's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ5396854190[15].
  • Knole House's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.266, 'lon': 0.206}[16].
  • Knole House's official website is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole/[17].
  • Knole House's official website is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole[18].
  • Knole House's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[19].
  • Knole House's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole[20].
  • Knole House's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Knole House's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed park and garden[22].
  • Knole House's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths at Knole House[23].
  • Knole House's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sevenoaks TN15 0RP'}[24].
  • Knole House's associated electoral district is recorded as Sevenoaks[25].
  • Knole House's historic county is recorded as Kent[26].
  • Knole House's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4765'}[27].

Body

Identity

Knole House is part of National Trust[13].

Operations

Knole House is operated by National Trust[11].

Ownership

Owners include Thomas Bourchier[9], a Catholic priest[28], 1404–1486[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30] and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset[10], a poet[31], 1536–1608[32], of Kingdom of England[33], awarded the Order of the Garter[34].

Why It Matters

Knole House ranks in the top 4% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole/, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+4765'}, {'amount': '+4640'}
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, Grade I listed park and garden
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