List of British royal residences
Former royal residences

List of British royal residences

Section Title: Former royal residences
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Residence	Location	Royal(s) & Date(s)

Abergeldie Castle	Abergeldie, Aberdeenshire	Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II (1848–1970)

Albany	Piccadilly, London	Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1791–1802)

Allerton Castle	North Yorkshire	Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1786–1789)

Audley End House	Saffron Walden, Essex	Charles II (1668–1701)

Banqueting House	Whitehall, London	Last remaining property of the Palace of Whitehall, now a Historic Royal Palace

Barnwell Manor	Northamptonshire	Princes Henry and Richard, Dukes of Gloucester (1938–1995; still owned)

Palace of Beaulieu	Chelmsford, Essex	Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (1517–1622)

Beaumont Palace	Oxford	Henry I to Edward II; 1130–1318)

Fort Belvedere	Windsor Great Park	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Edward VIII, Gerald and Angela Lascelles (1750–1976)

Bentley Priory	London	Queen Adelaide (leased 1846/8–1849)

Berkhamsted Castle	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	William the Conqueror (1066); Henry I (1123); Edward, the Black Prince (1337); a number of Queens consort (1191–1400); last occupied 1469–1496 by Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Birch Hall	Surrey	Bought and sold in 1998 by the trustees representing Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. Never occupied by the Princesses nor their mother, who claimed that financial difficulties prevented her from running the house (1998)

Brantridge Park	Balcombe, West Sussex	Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1919–1941)

Bridewell Palace	London	Henry VIII; Edward VI (1515–1523, owned until 1556)

Brill Palace	Brill, Buckinghamshire	Edward the Confessor; Harold Godwinson; William the Conqueror; William II; Henry I; Stephen; Henry II; John; Henry III; Edward I; Edward II; Edward III (c.

Bushy House	Teddington, London	William IV; the FitzClarences; Mrs Jordan; Queen Adelaide (1797–1849; still owned)

Cadzow Castle	South Lanarkshire, Scotland	Scottish crown (David I, Alexander II, Alexander III, John, Robert I); Mary, Queen of Scots (mid-early 12th century to early 14th century, early May 1568)

Caernarfon Castle	Caernarfon, Wales	Edward I (until 1283; still owned)

Cambridge Cottage	Kew

Cambridge House	Piccadilly, London	Official London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1829–1850)

Carisbrooke Castle	Newport, Isle of Wight	Charles I; Princess Elizabeth; Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Henrietta; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1647 – c.

Carlton House	London	George IV (1783–1827; now Carlton House Terrace, still owned by the Crown Estate)

Castle Hill Lodge	Ealing	Used by Maria Anne Fitzherbert from October 1795 and George, Prince of Wales then bought by Edward, Duke of Kent (father of Queen Victoria) who spent £100,000 enhancing the house.

Castlewood House	Egham, Surrey	Leased by The Duke and Duchess of York (1987–1990)

Chelsea Manor	London	Princess Elizabeth; Anne of Cleves (1536–1547, c. 1547–1557)

Chesterfield House	Greenwich	London home of Princess Mary (1923–1929) – owned by the Estate of Harewood

Chevening	Kent	Owned by the Crown Estate and used as the official residence of the Foreign Secretary (since 1980)

Chideock Manor	Dorset	Rented by The Duke and Duchess of York (1986–1987)

Chiswick House	Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London	Acquired by English Heritage, 1929

Christ Church	Oxford	Charles I (1642–1649)

Claremont	Esher, Surrey	Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1816–1831; owned until 1865, 1882–1922)[clarification needed]

Clarendon Palace	Salisbury, Wiltshire	Used for hunting trips during the Middle Ages. Now ruined.

Cliveden	Buckinghamshire	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland

Coombe Abbey	Warwickshire	Owned 16th century–?; Elizabeth of Bohemia (early 17th century)

Coppins	Buckinghamshire	Princess Victoria; Princes George and Edward, Dukes of Kent (1925–1973)

Crocker End House	Oxfordshire	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1990–?)

Crosby Hall	Chelsea, London	Richard, Duke of Gloucester (mid-late 15th century)

Cumberland Cottage

Cumberland House	Pall Mall, London	Prince Edward, Duke of York; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland (c. 1760–1801; as York House until 1767)

Cumberland Lodge	Windsor Great Park	Princes William and Henry, Dukes of Cumberland; Anne, Duchess of Cumberland; Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex; Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1746–1803; 1830–1843; 1872–1923; still owned)

Dolphin Square	Embankment, London	The Princess Royal, at some point or other, but never owned

Doune Castle	Stirlingshire	Seat of the Duke of Albany (1380–1603)

Dover House	London	Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1788–1792)

Dublin Castle	Dublin, Ireland	Seat of Lords and Kings of Ireland (1171–1922)

Dunfermline Palace	Dunfermline, Fife	Seat of the King of Scots (1500–1650)

East Sheen Lodge	London	Princess Louise, Princess Royal (1889–1931)

Eastwell Park	Kent	Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Maria, Duchess of Edinburgh (rented 1874–1893)

Edinburgh Castle	Edinburgh	A residence of the Kings of Scots from the 11th to the 17th centuries, last used by Charles I in 1633 (now Historic Scotland)

Eltham Palace	Kent	The Crown (Edward II to Henry VIII; now managed by English Heritage)

Falkland Palace	Falkland, Fife	Various, including Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (The Scottish Crown 14th century –; now National Trust for Scotland)

Frogmore House	Windsor	Queen Charlotte and her then-unmarried daughters – Charlotte, Princess Royal, Princesses Princess Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, Amelia; Princess Augusta; Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (leased 1792–?)

Glamis Castle	Glamis, Angus	Residence of the Kings of Scots up to Robert II; much later, three rooms were let to George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Gloucester House	Weymouth	Summer residence of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (later 18th century)

Gloucester House, London	Piccadilly, London	Prince William, Duke of Gloucester died here in 1805, as did his daughter-in-law Princess Mary, the last surviving child of George III, on 30 April 1857

Gloucester Lodge	Brompton

Gunnersbury Park	London	Summer retreat of Princess Amelia (1760–1786)

Hampton Court Palace	London	The Crown, since Henry VIII (1525), now a Historic Royal Palace)

Hanworth Manor	London	Henry VII; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; also Anne Boleyn and Katherine Parr

Hatfield House	Hertfordshire	The Crown (residents included Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth; 16th century – 1607)

Havering Palace	Havering, Essex	c. 1050 – c. 1640

Ingestre House	Belgrave Square, London

Kent House	Isle of Wight	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (from 1901)

Kew House	Isle of Wight	Alejandro Combarro Martín

Kew Palace	London	Frederick, Prince of Wales; George III; The Crown since (mid-18th century –; now a Historic Royal Palace)

Kingsbourne House	Wentworth, Surrey	Leased by Sarah, Duchess of York (1994–1997)

Kings Langley Palace	Hertfordshire	Used by the Plantagenet to Tudor Kings (1276–1558)

Lancaster House	London

Leeds Castle	Kent	King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile (1278); King Edward II and Isabella of France (1321); King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (1519)

Leicester House	London	Frederick, Prince of Wales (c. 1730–1751)

Les Jolies Eaux	Mustique, St Vincent	Gift to Princess Margaret. Sold by her son Viscount Linley in 2000.

Linlithgow Palace	West Lothian

Tower of London	London	Now a Historic Royal Palace

Marlborough House	London	Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Queen Adelaide (1837–1849); Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales (1863–1901); George, Prince of Wales and Mary, Princess of Wales (1901–1910).

The Castle of Mey	nr. John o' Groats	Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1952–2002)

Nether Lypiatt Manor	Stroud, Gloucestershire	Former country home of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Nonsuch Palace	London	Built by Henry VIII, later dismantled and sold-off by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland

Norfolk House	London	Frederick, Prince of Wales

Nottingham Cottage	Kensington Palace, London

Oak Grove House	Sandhurst

Oatlands Palace	Weybridge, Surrey	King Henry VIII; King Edward VI; Queen Mary I; Queen Elizabeth I (and the Stuart line)

Oatlands Park	Weybridge, Surrey

Osborne Cottage	Isle of Wight	Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1901–1912)

Osborne House	Isle of Wight	Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1846–1901). Queen Victoria died there on 22 January 1901.

Palace of Placentia	London	The Palace at Greenwich, acquired by Margaret of Anjou (consort to Henry VI), last used by Charles I

Queen Charlotte's Cottage	Kew

Queen's House	Greenwich	Built in the Gardens of the Palace of Greenwich for Anne of Denmark, consort to James I

Ranger's House	Greenwich

Ribsden Holt	Windlesham, Surrey	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll; Princess Patricia of Connaught

Richmond Palace	London	Also known as Palace of Sheen, Royal Residence 1327 to 1649, little remains

Romenda Lodge	Wentworth Estate, Surrey	Leased by the Duchess of York 1992–1994

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex	George IV; William IV; Victoria (1786–1838)

Sagana Lodge	Kenya

Savile House	Leicester Square, London

Savoy Palace	London

Schomberg House	Pall Mall, London	Princess Helena (until 1923) and daughters Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise (1920–1939)

Somerset House	London	Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Henrietta Maria

Stirling Castle	Stirling	Kings of Scots

Sunninghill Park	Ascot, Windsor	Prince Andrew, Duke of York and family (c. 1990–2004)

Sussex House	Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London	Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex

Theobalds Palace	Hertfordshire	The Crown. James I exchanged it by Act of Parliament with Lord Burleigh; Charles I also lived there; granted in 1 & 2 William and Mary to William, Duke of Portland

Walmer Castle	Walmer, Kent

Westfield	Bonchurch, Isle of Wight	Built as hunting lodge for Queen Adelaide in 1825, now converted into apartments with most of gardens sold off

Palace of Westminster	London	Anglo-Saxon era – 1530

Palace of Whitehall	London	1530–1698

White Lodge	Richmond	Princess Amelia of Great Britain; King George III and Queen Charlotte; Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and family; Prince Albert George, Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (c.

The King's House	Winchester	Proposed royal residence for King Charles II

Windlesham Moor	Windsor	The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1947–4 July 1949)

Witley Court	Worcestershire

Woodstock Palace	Oxfordshire

York Cottage	In the grounds of Sandringham House, Norfolk	Occupied by King George V and his wife Queen Mary as Duke and Duchess of York. They retained use of the small cottage after their accession in 1910.

York House, St James's Palace	London	Various royal residents

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Eltham Palace is a former royal residence owned by the Crown Estate, and managed by English Heritage.

final_sentence: Eltham Palace is a former royal residence owned by the Crown Estate, and managed by English Heritage.