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[[File:Longleat House 2012.jpg|thumb|300px|Longleat House]]
[[File:Longleat House 2012.jpg|thumb|300px|Longleat House]]
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'''Longleat''' is an English [[stately home]], currently the seat of the [[Marquess of Bath|Marquesses of Bath]], adjacent to the village of [[Horningsham]] and near the towns of [[Warminster]] in Wiltshire and [[Frome]] in Somerset. It is noted for its [[Elizabethan]] [[country house]], [[maze]], [[Landscape architecture|landscaped]] parkland<!-- there is no [[Landscaped parkland]] article yet --> and [[Longleat Safari Park|safari park]]. The house is set in over {{convert|900|acre}} of parkland, landscaped by [[Capability Brown]], with {{convert|100000|acre}} of woods and farmland. It was the first stately home to open to the public, and also claims the first [[safari park]] outside Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article737168.ece |title=The lions and loins of Longleat |publisher=The Sunday Times |accessdate= 14 December 2011 |archivedate=29 June 2011| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110629121155/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article737168.ece}}</ref><ref>{{google books|trZX7dbuW54C|New Scientist, 2 December 1982|page=554}}. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref>
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'''Longleat''' is an English [[stately home]] and the seat of the [[Marquess of Bath|Marquesses of Bath]]. It is adjacent to the village of [[Horningsham]] and near the towns of [[Warminster]] and Westbury in Wiltshire and [[Frome]] in Somerset. It is noted for its [[Elizabethan]] [[country house]], [[maze]], [[Landscape architecture|landscaped]] parkland<!-- there is no [[Landscaped parkland]] article yet --> and [[Longleat Safari Park|safari park]]. The house is set in over {{convert|1000|acre}} of parkland landscaped by [[Capability Brown]], with {{convert|4000|acre}} of let farmland and {{convert|4000|acre}} of woodland, which includes a [[Center Parcs Longleat Forest|Center Parcs]] holiday village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/days_out/longleat.shtml |title=Spend a day at Longleat |website=BBC |accessdate= 14 March 2014}}</ref> It was the first stately home to open to the public, and also claims the first [[safari park]] outside Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article737168.ece |title=The lions and loins of Longleat |publisher=The Sunday Times |accessdate= 14 December 2011 |archivedate=29 June 2011| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110629121155/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article737168.ece}}</ref><ref>{{google books|trZX7dbuW54C|New Scientist, 2 December 1982|page=554}}. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref>
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The house was built by Sir [[John Thynne]], and designed mainly by [[Robert Smythson]], after the original [[priory]] was destroyed by fire in 1567. It took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Longleat is currently occupied by [[Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath]], a direct descendant of the builder; however, the peer passed the management of the business to his son [[Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth|Viscount Weymouth]] early in 2010.
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The house was built by Sir [[John Thynne]] and was designed mainly by [[Robert Smythson]], after the original [[priory]] was destroyed by fire in 1567. It took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Longleat is occupied by [[Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath]], a direct descendant of the builder; however, the peer passed the management of the business to his son [[Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth|Viscount Weymouth]] early in 2010.
==Longleat House and the Thynnes==
==Longleat House and the Thynnes==
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Longleat was previously an [[Augustinian]] [[priory]]. The name comes from "[[leat]]", an artificial waterway or channel such as that which supplies a [[watermill]].
Longleat was previously an [[Augustinian]] [[priory]]. The name comes from "[[leat]]", an artificial waterway or channel such as that which supplies a [[watermill]].
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Sir Charles Appleton (1515–1580) purchased Longleat for [[John Thynne|Sir John Thynn]] in 1541 for £53. Appleton was a builder with experience gained from working on The Old School [[Baltonsborough]], Bedwyn Broil and [[Somerset House]]. In April 1567 the original house caught fire and burnt down. A replacement house was effectively completed by 1580. Adrian Gaunt, Alan Maynard, [[Robert Smythson]], the [[Earl of Hertford]] and Humpfrey Lovell all contributed to the new building but most of the design was Sir John's work. He was the first of the Thynne 'dynasty' – the family name was Thynn or Thynne in the 16th century, later consistently Thynne, but the present head of the family reverted to the spelling Thynn in the 1980s. his descendants were:
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Sir Charles Appleton (1515–1580) purchased Longleat for [[John Thynne|Sir John Thynn]] in 1541 for £53. Appleton was a builder with experience gained from working on The Old School [[Baltonsborough]], Bedwyn Broil and [[Somerset House]]. In April 1567 the original house caught fire and burnt down. A replacement house was effectively completed by 1580. Adrian Gaunt, Alan Maynard, [[Robert Smythson]], the [[Earl of Hertford]] and Humpfrey Lovell all contributed to the new building but most of the design was Sir John's work. He was the first of the Thynne 'dynasty' – the family name was Thynn or Thynne in the 16th century, later consistently Thynne, but the present head of the family reverted to the spelling Thynn in the 1980s. Sir John Thynne's descendants were:
*[[John Thynne (died 1604)|Sir John Thynne the Younger]] (1555–1604)
*[[John Thynne (died 1604)|Sir John Thynne the Younger]] (1555–1604)
*[[Thomas Thynne (died 1639)|Sir Thomas Thynne]] (''ca.'' 1578–1639)
*[[Thomas Thynne (died 1639)|Sir Thomas Thynne]] (''ca.'' 1578–1639)
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*The Banqueting suite on the top floor of Longleat, the dining table commissioned from [[John Makepeace]] and the chandelier from [[Jocelyn Burton]]
*The Banqueting suite on the top floor of Longleat, the dining table commissioned from [[John Makepeace]] and the chandelier from [[Jocelyn Burton]]
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===Events and Filming===
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===Events and filming===
* Longleat staged the [[Red Bull Air Race]] in 2005. The second Air Race event at Longleat took place in 2006 but was cancelled at the last minute due to poor weather conditions.
* Longleat staged the [[Red Bull Air Race]] in 2005. The second Air Race event at Longleat took place in 2006 but was cancelled at the last minute due to poor weather conditions.
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* The [[Bollywood]] superhit film ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' starring [[Shahrukh Khan]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] was filmed at Longleat which served as the location for the Gurukul School.
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* The [[Bollywood]] superhit film ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' starring [[Shahrukh Khan]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] was filmed at Longleat, which served as the location for the Gurukul School.
* The nature programme ''[[Animal Park]]'' is filmed at the park.
* The nature programme ''[[Animal Park]]'' is filmed at the park.
* A copy of the painting ''[[The Fallen Madonna]]'', a running joke from the BBC television sitcom ''[['Allo 'Allo]]'', was made for Henry Thynne and hangs in Longleat House.<ref>John Coles, [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article192597.ece TV Fallen Madonna found]. ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'', 9 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/warminsternews/display.var.662806.0.say_allo_to_new_longleat_feature.php Say ‘Allo’ to new Longleat feature], [[Wiltshire Times]], 16 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref>
* A copy of the painting ''[[The Fallen Madonna]]'', a running joke from the BBC television sitcom ''[['Allo 'Allo]]'', was made for Henry Thynne and hangs in Longleat House.<ref>John Coles, [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article192597.ece TV Fallen Madonna found]. ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'', 9 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/warminsternews/display.var.662806.0.say_allo_to_new_longleat_feature.php Say ‘Allo’ to new Longleat feature], [[Wiltshire Times]], 16 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref>
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Longleat Forest is also home to [[Center Parcs Longleat Forest]], a [[holiday resort]].
Longleat Forest is also home to [[Center Parcs Longleat Forest]], a [[holiday resort]].
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==Additional Information==
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==Additional information==
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[[Longleat Safari Park]] opened in 1966 as the first drive through safari park outside Africa, and is currently home to over five hundred animals, including giraffe, monkeys, rhino, lion, tigers and wolves.<ref>[http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/longleat.htm Tourist Information UK]</ref><ref>[http://www.picturetheuk.com/uk-tourism/things-to-do/longleat-safari-park-wiltshire-260.html Picture The UK]</ref> Cheetahs are the most recent additions to the safari park with six having arrived in August 2011.<ref>[http://www.warminster-web.co.uk/longleat_news.html Warminster Web]</ref> Four lion cubs were born in September 2011, making a total of 10 cubs born this year, and [[Disney]] named two of them Simba and Nala as part of a co-promotion agreement for the upcoming [[The Lion King|Lion King]] 3D film.<ref>[http://www.heart.co.uk/wiltshire/news/local/longleat-lion-cubs-named/ Heart FM]</ref>
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[[Longleat Safari Park]] opened in 1966 as the first drive through safari park outside Africa, and is home to over 500 animals, including giraffe, monkeys, rhino, lion, tigers and wolves.<ref>[http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/longleat.htm Tourist Information UK]</ref><ref>[http://www.picturetheuk.com/uk-tourism/things-to-do/longleat-safari-park-wiltshire-260.html Picture The UK]</ref> Cheetahs are the most recent additions to the safari park with six having arrived in August 2011.<ref>[http://www.warminster-web.co.uk/longleat_news.html Warminster Web]</ref> Four lion cubs were born in September 2011, making a total of 10 cubs born this year, and [[Disney]] named two of them Simba and Nala as part of a co-promotion agreement for the upcoming [[The Lion King|Lion King]] 3D film.<ref>[http://www.heart.co.uk/wiltshire/news/local/longleat-lion-cubs-named/ Heart FM]</ref>
Longleat House was built in the sixteenth century by [[John Thynne|Sir John Thynn]] on the site of a dissolved priory, and in 1949 became the first stately home in Britain to be opened to the public on a commercial basis.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/explore/longleat-house Longleat website]</ref><ref>[http://www.stately-homes.com/longleat-house Stately-Homes.com]</ref><ref>[http://uktv.co.uk/blighty/listing/aid/586083 UKTV]</ref> The house, park and attractions are open from mid-February to the start of November each year.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-dates-and-times Longleat website]</ref> The 9,800-acre estate, of which the park occupies 900 acres, has long been one of the top British tourist attractions, and has motivated other large landowners to generate income from their heritage in response to rising maintenance costs.<ref>[http://visitbath.co.uk/site/things-to-do/attractions/longleat-p42901 Visit Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8469300/Ceawlin-Thynn-interview-It-was-a-different-normality-says-the-young-lion-of-Longleat.html The Daily Telegraph]</ref> Longleat leases 400 acres of land to [[Center Parcs]] for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village.<ref>[http://www.warminsterpeople.co.uk/Center-Parcs-Warminster-completes-pound-100k/story-13314804-detail/story.html Warminster People]</ref>
Longleat House was built in the sixteenth century by [[John Thynne|Sir John Thynn]] on the site of a dissolved priory, and in 1949 became the first stately home in Britain to be opened to the public on a commercial basis.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/explore/longleat-house Longleat website]</ref><ref>[http://www.stately-homes.com/longleat-house Stately-Homes.com]</ref><ref>[http://uktv.co.uk/blighty/listing/aid/586083 UKTV]</ref> The house, park and attractions are open from mid-February to the start of November each year.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-dates-and-times Longleat website]</ref> The 9,800-acre estate, of which the park occupies 900 acres, has long been one of the top British tourist attractions, and has motivated other large landowners to generate income from their heritage in response to rising maintenance costs.<ref>[http://visitbath.co.uk/site/things-to-do/attractions/longleat-p42901 Visit Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8469300/Ceawlin-Thynn-interview-It-was-a-different-normality-says-the-young-lion-of-Longleat.html The Daily Telegraph]</ref> Longleat leases 400 acres of land to [[Center Parcs]] for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village.<ref>[http://www.warminsterpeople.co.uk/Center-Parcs-Warminster-completes-pound-100k/story-13314804-detail/story.html Warminster People]</ref>
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Longleat Hotels offers accommodation at the Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa and the Homewood Park Hotel & Spa. Located in Warminster, Wiltshire, the Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is set within [[Bishopstrow House]] and surrounded by 18th-century gardens alongside the [[River Wylye]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1246487/Hotel-Review-An-Inspector-Calls-Bishopstrow-House-Warminster.html Daily Mail]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/9330211.Longleat_buys_top___5m_hotel/ This is Wiltshire]</ref> The Homewood Park Hotel & Spa is located in Homewood Park, Bath; Homewood Park is an award-winning, two AA-rosette Georgian country house hotel.<ref>[http://www.timesplus.co.uk/sto/?login=false&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesundaytimes.co.uk%2Fsto%2Fbusiness%2FRetail_and_leisure%2Farticle671276.ece>]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Longleat-buys-hotel-near-Bath/story-13778873-detail/story.html This is Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/9348922.Longleat_buys_second_hotel/ Wiltshire Times]</ref>
Longleat Hotels offers accommodation at the Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa and the Homewood Park Hotel & Spa. Located in Warminster, Wiltshire, the Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is set within [[Bishopstrow House]] and surrounded by 18th-century gardens alongside the [[River Wylye]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1246487/Hotel-Review-An-Inspector-Calls-Bishopstrow-House-Warminster.html Daily Mail]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/9330211.Longleat_buys_top___5m_hotel/ This is Wiltshire]</ref> The Homewood Park Hotel & Spa is located in Homewood Park, Bath; Homewood Park is an award-winning, two AA-rosette Georgian country house hotel.<ref>[http://www.timesplus.co.uk/sto/?login=false&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesundaytimes.co.uk%2Fsto%2Fbusiness%2FRetail_and_leisure%2Farticle671276.ece>]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Longleat-buys-hotel-near-Bath/story-13778873-detail/story.html This is Bath]</ref><ref>[http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/9348922.Longleat_buys_second_hotel/ Wiltshire Times]</ref>
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