About Houghton Hall

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Houghton Hall ( HOW-tən) is a country house in the parish of Houghton in Norfolk, England. It is the residence of David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley.

It was commissioned by the de facto first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole in 1722, and it is a key building in the history of Palladian architecture in England. It is a Grade I listed building surrounded by 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of parkland a few miles from Sandringham House.

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, PE31 6ZD

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