Mapperton
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Mapperton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, south-east of Beaminster. The parish had a population of 22 people1 in 10 households at the 2021 census. The parish of Mapperton is comparatively small at . The population has always been low, rising to a peak of 123 in 1821, before falling to 76 in 1901 and 50 in 1931. After the Second World War it dropped further; only 21 residents remained in 1961. Listed as Malperetone in the Domesday Book, the name means "farmstead where maple trees grow".
Mapperton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, south-east of Beaminster. The parish had a population of 22 people in 10 households at the 2021 census. The parish of Mapperton is comparatively small at . The population has always been low, rising to a peak of 123 in 1821, before falling to 76 in 1901 and 50 in 1931. After the Second World War it dropped further; only 21 residents remained in 1961. Listed as Malperetone in the Domesday Book, the name means "farmstead where maple trees grow".
Mapperton House and Estate
Mapperton is principally known for Mapperton House, a Grade I listed manor house set within Grade II* registered parkland and gardens. Mapperton is noted for its manor house, with both house, gardens and Wildlands open to the public from March - October. The house is as is the attached All Saints' Church which dates from the 12th century. The manor had been owned since the 11th century by only four families (Brett, Morgan, Brodrepp, Compton), all linked by the female line, before it was sold to Ethel Labouchere in 1919. When she died in 19551 the estate was acquired by Victor Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke. It has remained in the Montagu family since then, and as of 2025 is owned by Luke Montagu, 12th Earl of Sandwich. In 2006 the house was voted the "Nation's Finest Manor House" by Country Life magazine. In 2026, Mapperton featured on Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith. The house is run by the current Earl and Countess of Sandwich.
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Filming location
The manor house was used in the filming of the 1996 film Emma, in which it became Randalls, the home of Mrs Weston; the 1997 BBC version of The History of Tom Jones; and the 2015 version of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd. The manor was used again in Rebecca as Manderley's garden, which is open to the public from Spring to Autumn.
References
External links
Mapperton House website
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