Knole is a Grade I listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1951. A Renaissance Country house. 50 related planning applications.
Knole
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1951
- Type
- Country house
- Period
- Renaissance
- Address
- Knole, Knole Park, TN15 0RP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 539 541
- Coordinates
- 51.26607, 0.20557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Knole is a historic building located in Knole Park, dating from the late 15th century and Jacobean period. It was built by Thomas Bouchier, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury. The estate serves as the seat of Lord Sackville and has been presented to the National Trust along with 52 acres of surrounding land. Notable references about Knole include articles in Country Life and the book "Knole" by Vita Sackville-West published in 1923.
Local climate
Knole receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 50 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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