Longford Castle

Longford Castle
Longford Castle
	Longford Castle
Type	Prodigy house
Quick reference
Type	Prodigy house
Location	Wiltshire, England
Coordinates	51°2′21.0″N 1°45′24.93″W
Built	c.1576–1591, 1802-1817
Built for	Thomas Gorges and The 2nd Earl of Radnor
Restored	1870s
Restored by	Anthony Salvin
Architect	John Thorpe and James Wyatt
Architectural style(s)	Elizabethan and Gothic revival architecture
Owner	Earl of Radnor
Website	longfordestates.co.uk
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Longford Castle
Designated	23 March 1960
Reference no.	1355742
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Official name	Longford Castle
Designated	1 September 1987
Reference no.	1000424
	Location of Longford Castle in Wiltshire

Longford Castle is a Grade I listed country house on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house.

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