A palace in Oxfordshire has been named as the most popular across the UK among users of a well-known social media platform.

Blenheim Palace in Woodstock has been revealed as the most Instagrammed wedding venue from data collected this week. 

This puts the Duke of Marlborough location ahead of the likes of the Grade I listed Hampton Court Palace in the London borough of Richmond and Leeds Castle in Kent. 

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An Instagram hashtag count revealed 196,000 hits for Blenheim Palace, while Hampton Court Palace and Leeds Castle had 181,000 and 117,000 counts respectively. 

Oxford Mail: Blenheim PalaceBlenheim Palace (Image: Newsquest)

Blenheim Palace is a country house which was built between 1705 and 1722 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Dubbed ‘England’s finest view’, it has set the scene for film series like Harry Potter and James Bond.

It was also the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. 

The Instagram study was conducted by Yorkshire-based printing company Aura Print.