Vyne, the

House in Hampshire, England, 6 km/4 mi north of Basingstoke. It was built by the Sandys family 1500–20, and a classic portico (large porch with a pediment) was added around 1654 (the earliest added to a country house in England). The Vyne was acquired by the National Trust, together with 445 ha/1,099 acres, in 1956.

The house has a 16th-century oak gallery and chapel with Renaissance glass, a Palladian staircase, and some 18th-century rococo rooms.