Highclere Castle, The Real Downton Abbey

Highclere Castle in Newbury, England.

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NEWBURY, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: A detail of the library in Highclere Castle on March 15, 2011, in Newbury, England. Highclere Castle has been the ancestral home of the Carnarvon family since 1679. It has recently been made famous as the setting for the ITV series "Downton Abbey" starring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern.

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Highclere Castle in Newbury, England is the setting for the hugely popular ITV series Downton Abbey. Story