Knole

Knole
Knole in 2009
Type	Country house
Location	TQ53955420
Area	Kent
Built	Mostly 1455–1608
Architectural style(s)	Jacobean architecture with other earlier and later styles
Owner	National Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Knole
Designated	14 April 1951
Reference no.	1336390
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Official name	Knole
Designated	1 May 1986
Reference no.	1000183
Location of Knole in Kent

Knole (/noʊl/) is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust. It is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of four acres.^[1]

The current house dates back to the mid-15th century, with major additions in the 16th and, particularly, the early 17th centuries. Its grade I listing reflects its mix of late-medieval to Stuart structures and particularly its central façade and state rooms. In 2019, an extensive conservation project, "Inspired by Knole", was completed to restore and develop the structures of the buildings and thus help to conserve its important collections.^[2] The surrounding deer park has also survived with varying degrees of management in the 400 years since 1600.^[3]