Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House is a large country house 6½ miles (10½ km) north-west of Matlock in Derbyshire, England, originally built by Bess of Hardwick.

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Country house - Matlock - Derbyshire - England - Bess of Hardwick

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Chatsworth is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, whose family name is Cavendish, from Cavendish, Suffolk, and the name of Bess of Hardwick's second husband, (William Cavendish).

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Dukes of Devonshire - Cavendish - Cavendish - Suffolk - William Cavendish

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Chatsworth stands on the left bank of the River Derwent and looks across the river to the sunset and the low hills that divide the valleys of the Derwent and the Wye. The Park lies for miles open to the sky, and behind the house, hills fall backwards. Up and above and beyond are rocks and bracken and heather.

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River Derwent - Bracken - Heather

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The house contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, European Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculpture and other artefacts. Chatsworth's garden is one of the most famous in England. Chatsworth has been selected as the UK's favourite country house several times (see http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=16624 http://www.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/beyondthecity.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3179515.stm http://www.chatsworth-house.co.uk/news/news_award.htm).

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