What is Chatsworth?

Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles west of Chesterfield, England.

The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the Cavendish family since 1549.

Chatsworth Houseis astately homein theDerbyshire Dales, 4 miles (6.4km) north-east ofBakewelland 9 miles (14km) west ofChesterfield, England. The seat of theDuke of Devonshire, it has belonged to theCavendish familysince 1549. It stands on the east bank of theRiver Derwent, across from hills between the Derwent andWyevalleys, amid parkland backed by wooded hills that rise to heather moorland. The house holds major collections of paintings, furniture,Old Masterdrawings,neoclassical sculpturesand books. Chosen several times as Britain's favourite country house,^[2][3]it is a Grade I listed property from the 17th century, altered in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[1]In 2011–2012 it underwent a £14-million restoration.^[4]The owner is the Chatsworth House Trust, an independent charitable foundation formed in 1981, on behalf of the Cavendish family.^[5]