Nonsuch Palace
Tudor royal palace
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Nonsuch Palace was a Tudor royal palace, commissioned by Henry VIII in Surrey, England, and on which work began in 1538. Its site lies in what is now Nonsuch Park on the boundary of the borough of Epsom and Ewell (in Surrey) and the London Borough of Sutton.
The palace was designed to be a celebration of the power and the grandeur of the House of Tudor, built to rival Francis I's Château de Chambord. Unlike most of Henry's palaces, Nonsuch was not an adaptation of an old building; he chose to build a new palace in this location because it was near to one of his main hunting grounds. However, the choice of location was unwise, for there was no nearby supply of water suitable for domestic use.
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Cheam
London suburb
1.3 mi away
Worcester Park
Suburb of Greater London, England
1.4 mi away
Nonsuch Park
Public park in Stoneleigh, Surrey, England
0.5 mi away
Lumley Chapel
Church in London Borough of Sutton, England
1.1 mi away
St Mary's Church, Ewell
Church in Surrey, England
0.4 mi away
Priest Hill
Nature reserve in Ewell, Surrey, England
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