Elmore Court
Encyclopedia
Elmore Court is a grade II listed mansion
, located at Elmore
in the Stroud
district of Gloucestershire
, England
.
The house has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets
for nearly 800 years. The current owner, Anselm Guise, inherited the estate from his uncle in 2007, with the Baronetcy going to Anselm's father, Sir Christopher James Guise.
In 2008 and 2011, Elmore Court was the subject of a Channel 4
television programme presented by hotelier Ruth Watson
as part of her Country House Rescue
series.
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
, located at Elmore
Elmore, Gloucestershire
For other places with the same name, see Elmore.Elmore is a village and civil parish, located in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England...
in the Stroud
Stroud (district)
Stroud is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after its largest town, Stroud, and has its administrative headquarters in Ebley Mill, in the Ebley area on the outskirts of the town.thumb |left |Ebley Mill...
district of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The house has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets
Guise Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Guise family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
for nearly 800 years. The current owner, Anselm Guise, inherited the estate from his uncle in 2007, with the Baronetcy going to Anselm's father, Sir Christopher James Guise.
In 2008 and 2011, Elmore Court was the subject of a Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
television programme presented by hotelier Ruth Watson
Ruth Watson
Ruth Watson , is an English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer.-Early life and career:Born in London, Ruth Watson was educated in London and at Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire...
as part of her Country House Rescue
Country House Rescue
Country House Rescue is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel, Channel 4. The series has also aired on BBC Canada, ABC1 in Australia and Living in New Zealand....
series.