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The English county of Herefordshire is home to Hampton Court Castle, often called Hampton Court, a castellated country house. Situated four miles south of Leominster in the parish of Hope beneath Dinmore, the house is a Grade I listed building, the highest type of architecture covered by the statutory protection scheme. In addition to being open to the public, the castle and grounds can be used as a location for weddings and other events. Hampton Court was established in 1427. The original house was constructed by Sir Rowland Lenthall on an estate that had been given to him a few years earlier when he married Margaret Fitzalan, a relative of the king and the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 4th Earl of Arundel. From 1510 until its inheritance by George Capel, Viscount Malden, son of the 4th Earl of Essex, in 1781, it belonged to the aristocratic Coningsby family. Frances Hanbury Williams, granddaughter of Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby, and daughter of Charles Hanbury Williams of Coldbroke, was the first wife of 4th Earl. The building was remodeled according directions of architect James Wyatt, and the 5th Earl altered his name to Capel-Coningsby. John Arkwright, the grandson of inventor and industrialist Richard Arkwright, bought the land in 1810. A portion of the original oak panelling was likely transported to Wickton Court, a stately home close to Leominster, in the 17th century and is still visible in the living room. In contrast to previous attempts to make it appear more regular and domestic, the home was remodeled in the 1830s and 1840s to restore a castle-like layout, exterior, and decorating. #History #Architecture #Castles

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