The capital is Dublin, located in the eastern part of the island. The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. At the opening (1912) of Downton Abbey Ireland is still part of the United Kingdom.
Several times one of the characters has said he or she is "going up to London." Downton is in Yorkshire, so I know it is north of London. It's just to do with the fact that it's London, it's an important place and therefore you go 'up' to it no matter where you are in the country!
HIGHCLERE CASTLE The fictional Downton Abbey was meant to be located somewhere in Yorkshire but in real life the grand home is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, about 100km west of London.
The 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate is in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire, and 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Andover, Hampshire. It is the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo-Welsh Herbert family.
This is the place where Downton Abbey starring Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael was filmed at West Wittering beach in West Wittering, United Kingdom.
Visiting Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) from LondonHighclere Castle is situated about 45 miles (72km) west of central London. The nearest large town of any consequence is called Newbury which is connected to London by train. Highclere Castle is only open for between 60 and 70 days each year.
The popular ITV period drama Downton Abbey is filmed at Hampshire's Highclere Castle to the north of the county. Set within 1000 acres of parkland, the castle and its grounds double as the Downton Abbey estate, home to the fictional Crawley family.
Highclere Castle is most recognizable to the world as the real life location of the TV show—and much anticipated movie, out September 20—Downton Abbey. These days, Highclere receives about 1,500 visitors per day.
Highclere Castle, stately home in Hampshire, England, owned by the earls of Carnarvon. The castle has more than 200 rooms and stands on a tract of about 1,060 acres (430 hectares). It gained fame as the setting for the television series Downton Abbey (2010–15). Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England.
She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O'Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house.
DOWNTON - The fictional Downton Abbey is filmed at the real-life Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England. It was built in 1679, but largely remodeled and rebuilt in 1842, The ornate decorations and furnishings seen in the TV series are all an actual part of the Carnarvon family's personal estate.
But Downton Abbey isn't set during the Victorian period -- it's not even set during the Edwardian period (1901-1910). From Series One to the present, it has been set during the reign of George V (1910-1936). Supposedly, the most obvious "change" from the Victorian period was that social mores relaxed a little.
Earl and CountessAn Earl is the third highest grade of the peerage. A wife of an Earl is styled Countess.
Hughes and the rest of the staff at Downton Abbey still exist today. Many of the great houses of England prevail (though they are as likely to be occupied by international billionaires with superyachts as they are by aristocrats).
While the Crawley family featured in the show is, in fact, fictional, Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton, has told ABC News that it was “very important†to him that the series be as historically accurate as possible.
According to Forbes' Fictional 15 — an annual list of the richest fictional characters — the Earl is worth an estimated $1.1 billion in today's dollars.
Lady Carnarvon, who lives at Highclere with her husband, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon, gives us a peek into what the crew is—and isn't—allowed to do. Before it became famous as the setting for Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle was already a bustling estate.
How truthful is Downton Abbey? In most respects, very. The one element that does not ring true is the easy interaction and conversation between the upstairs world of the family and their peers and the downstairs world of the hired help. That just didn't happen (or at least not on such a scale).
The Estate as Business Venture – In Life and in DeathDownton Abbey is a vast English estate with parcels of land and buildings it rents to farmers. For 2 decades, Downton has been funded in large part by Lady Grantham's American inheritance.
