Story of Byfleet Manor dates to the seventh century, but today it is more commonly known as the home of dowager Duchess of the popular British TV series "Downton Abbey." With the approach of the final season of the house was put up for sale for £3.95 million (€5,57 million).
The first mentions about Byfleet Manor appeared in the Domesday Book in 1086, according to which Manor also owns 19 acres of land.
In "non cinematografic" life Byfleet Manor is part of the royal and aristocratic heritage of the UK. For 300 years it was owned by the Crown and was presented to Catherine of Aragon by King Henry VIII in their divorce. Queen Elizabeth I once visited this house in 1576.
The current version of Manor was built in 1686. The building has four rooms for receptions and eight bedrooms, a large wooden staircase and several fireplaces.
From the first series of "Downton Abbey" in 2010, Manor Bayflit became a place of residence of sharp-tongued dowager Duchess Lady Violet Crawley. Matriarch by outstanding Maggie Smith, is often filmed in the interiors of the Manor, taking children and grandchildren, giving orders to the servants.
Manor Bayflit has big experience in cimena - it appeared in the series of "Poirot" and "Crawford". In 2014 Oscar-winning film "Into the woods" Bayflit "played" the role of Cinderella's home.
The estate is situated just 20 miles from the center of London, in Surrey, and is just 15 miles from Heathrow Airport, which makes it attractive not only for the British, but also for wealthy overseas buyers. It is noteworthy that Highclere Castle, which is on the show "plays the role of" Downton Abbey, is situated in a completely different part of the UK, in the south, in the county of Berkshire.
Buyers can purchase separately manor and make complex purchase the entire facility to land and property.
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