Castles & palaces
Englefield House
Elizabethan country house in Berkshire, England, UK
England · 51.4431, -1.1060
Englefield House is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.
“It was also used as Auradon Prep in the Disney TV films Descendants, Descendants 2, Descendants 3 and Descendants: The Rise of Red, and in 2022 parts of the house were used as Sandringham House in The Crown.”
Movies and TV series filmed at Englefield House
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Englefield House as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Crown 2016–2023
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X-Men: First Class
2011
“The Englefield House in Berkshire served as the X-Mansion, and had its interior decoration adapted to resemble the way the mansion looked in the previous films.” Wikipedia
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The Thursday Murder Club
2025
“Englefield House in Englefield, Berkshire, served as the exterior of Coopers Chase.” Wikipedia
- Easy Virtue 2008
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Hex
2004–
“Hex was filmed at Englefield House, a Tudor manor modified in the 18th and 19th centuries.” Wikipedia
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Partners in Crime
2015–
“Englefield House and derelict industrial wastelands by the Thames.” Wikipedia
Named here by Englefield House’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Englefield House, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Midsomer Murders 1997–
“It was also used as the house of Baroness Von Hellman in Cruella, as well as "The Magician's Nephew" episode of Midsomer Murders. The grounds were also used in The Acolyte.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Englefield
England·under 1 km
village and civil parish in Berkshire, England
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Towns & cities
Theale
England·2 km east
village in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Castles & palaces
Basildon Park
England·6 km north
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Mapledurham
England·7 km north-east
village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England
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Landmarks & buildings
Mapledurham Watermill
England·7 km north-east
mill in Mapledurham, South Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Castles & palaces
Mapledurham House
England·7 km north-east
an Elizabethan stately home in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Englefield House?
8 productions are recorded as filmed at Englefield House, including The King's Speech (2010), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013) and The Crown (2016–2023). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Englefield House?
The King's Speech (2010), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Englefield House?
Englefield House is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.4431, -1.1060.
What other filming locations are near Englefield House?
Englefield (under 1 km), Theale (2 km east), Basildon Park (6 km north), Mapledurham (7 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0.