Petworth House

/ ˈpɛtwɜːθ /

noun

1. a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner

Example Sentences

The 1789 artwork has now been put back on display at Petworth House in West Sussex, with the demon in full view.

From BBC

During a royal visit to Petworth House in West Sussex in 1703, resident family members weren’t invited to eat at their own dinner table.

From New York Times

A few were circulated and partly published by friends such as the mathematician Walter Warner after his death, but what became of the collection was unknown until 1784, when it turned up in some disorder at Petworth House, home to heirs of the ninth Earl of Northumberland, Harriot’s patron after Raleigh.

From Nature

In the summer of 1976, we spent a couple of weeks at Petworth House outside of London.

From Golf Digest

Other celebrities to lend their voice to benches around the UK include John Sergeant, at Petworth House, in West Sussex, and comedian Miranda Hart, at Cragside, in Northumberland.

From BBC