Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It served as "One of the great Whig political palaces". Its east front is 606 feet (180m) long, making it the longest country house façade in Europe. It is also the largest private house in the United Kingdom, with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of floorspace. The house comprises more than 300 rooms with some claiming 365, one for every day of the year, though experts are not unanimous as to the exact number. The house covers an area of over 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) and is surrounded by a 180-acre (73 ha) park and by an estate of 15000 acres (6100 ha), which is now separately owned.