=Spy Park=, 185, the seat of Col. Thornton. Near the south-west extremity of the park, on lofty ground, stands the house, commanding a fine and distant prospect. The structure itself is old, but it is ornamented with a modern front. It is remarkable as having been once the property and residence of the celebrated Earl of Rochester. =Stalbridge Park=, 140. =Standerwick Court=, 205. =Standlinch House=, 209. (_now_) =Trafalgar Park=, the seat of Earl Nelson. This edifice is built of brick, composed of a centre and two wings. The pleasure grounds are extensive, abundantly supplied with wood, and bounded on one side by the river Avon, which greatly heightens the beauty of the scenery. In this neighbourhood are some delightfully diversified and extensive views. Stanhope, Earl, 17. (_see Chevening_) =Stanmer Park=, 60, the seat of the Earl of Chichester. This mansion is a plain stone edifice, consisting of a centre and two wings, which together form three sides of a square. The principal front, facing the east, projects in the centre, and is terminated with a pediment. The mansion encloses a quadrangular court on the side towards the pleasure grounds. The park is laid out with much taste and judgment, but the wood is chiefly young plantations. Stanwell Place, 174. Stawell, Lord, 81. Stead, Col. 180. (_see Donnington Castle_) Stirling, ---- Esq. 62. (_see Thorn Croft_) =Stinsford House=, 109. =Stockton House=, 207. =Stoke Park=, 175, the seat of John Penn, Esq. one of the most charming residences in this part of the country. The house is built with brick, and covered with stucco: it consists of a large square centre, with two wings. The north front is ornamented with a colonnade, and approached by a flight of steps leading to the marble hall. The south front, 196 feet in length, is also adorned with a colonnade, above which is a projecting portico, sustaining an ornamental pediment. This mansion combines exterior magnificence with internal elegance and convenience, and is enriched with some good pictures. The park, though rather flat, commands some fine views, and is laid out with considerable taste. =Stoke Place=, 26. =Stone Castle=, 3, the seat of R. Talbot, Esq. originally a castellated dwelling; but a small square tower, now standing at the east end of the present mansion, is the only part that has any appearance of a fortress. =Stone Quarry House=, 57. =Stour Head House=, 172, the seat of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart. The mansion was erected about the year 1721, by Henry Hoare, Esq. ancestor of the present possessor. Various alterations have subsequently been made, among which the erection of two wings, in 1798, are the most considerable, the one of which is appropriated to a picture gallery, and the other to a library; and, together with the other apartments, contain an exceedingly valuable and choice collection of paintings, drawings, books, and curiosities.