stately home
noun
British
: a large and impressive old home that has an interesting history and that can usually be visited by the public
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It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
About two dozen protesters were spotted on the road before the turnoff to the stately home.
—Danica Kirka, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Rising from the folds of the Peak District, Chatsworth House is a regal Georgian stately home owned by the wealthy Dukes of Devonshire—famously immortalised as ‘Pemberley’ in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
George, Martha, and their stately home are star attractions.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 July 2025
The charming 10-year-old inn is modeled after a stately home that the town’s first settler, William Mills, built in 1842.
—Sara Bliss, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Polished residences linked to lumber tycoons rarely find their way to market, which is one of the things that makes this stately home in Houston‘s exclusive gated enclave of Courtlandt Place highly notable.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Bullied at school, Leo is invited to stay with a friend at his family's stately home.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Like Courvoisier’s adjoining visitor center, the stately home overlooks the Charente River, which is lined with trees.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
About two dozen protesters were spotted on the road before the turnoff to the stately home.
—Danica Kirka, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Rising from the folds of the Peak District, Chatsworth House is a regal Georgian stately home owned by the wealthy Dukes of Devonshire—famously immortalised as ‘Pemberley’ in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
George, Martha, and their stately home are star attractions.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 July 2025
The charming 10-year-old inn is modeled after a stately home that the town’s first settler, William Mills, built in 1842.
—Sara Bliss, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Polished residences linked to lumber tycoons rarely find their way to market, which is one of the things that makes this stately home in Houston‘s exclusive gated enclave of Courtlandt Place highly notable.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Bullied at school, Leo is invited to stay with a friend at his family's stately home.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Like Courvoisier’s adjoining visitor center, the stately home overlooks the Charente River, which is lined with trees.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Stately home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stately%20home. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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