Wentworth Woodhouse
| Wentworth Woodhouse | |
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East front of Wentworth Woodhouse (May 2015) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under restoration |
| Type | Stately home |
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| Location | Wentworth, South Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′27″N 1°24′17″W / 53.47417°N 1.40472°W |
| Owner | Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 250,000 sq ft (23,000 sq m) |
| Design and construction | |
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| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | More than 300 |
| Website | |
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Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 29 April 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1132769 |
| Designated | 1 June 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1001163 |
Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is currently owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust. The building has more than 300 rooms, with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of floorspace, including 124,600 square feet (11,580 m2) of living area, and was – until it ceased to be privately owned – often listed as the largest private residence in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of more than 2.5 acres (1.0 ha), and is surrounded by a 180-acre (73 ha) park, and an estate of 15,000 acres (6,100 ha).
The original Jacobean house was rebuilt by Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham (1693–1750), and vastly expanded by his son, the 2nd Marquess, who was twice Prime Minister, and who established Wentworth Woodhouse as a Whig centre of influence. In the 18th century, the house was inherited by the Earls Fitzwilliam and the family of the last earl owned it until 1989. It now belongs to the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust and is undergoing restoration.