It is a grand 16th century country house located in Stamford. Burghley was built for Sir William Cecil , later 1st Baron Burghley . It was subsequently the residence of his descendants. Since 1961,it has been owned by a charitable trust established by the family who still live there .
The Burghley house is full of interesting rooms and wonderful painted ceilings .
The old kitchen
Ceiling of the second George room
This is where Lord Burghley lived he won the 400 metres hurdles in the 1928 Olympics . 
Ps. The house was also a feature in the film Da Vinci's code.
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