Landscape record 0147105000 - HEDSOR PARK (GD3165)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: 18th century landscape park with 19th and 20th century formal gardens at Hedsor Park (DBC9550)
- Registered Park or Garden (II) GD4031: Hedsor House (DBC1094)
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Type and Period (3)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- FORMAL GARDEN (20th Century to Modern - 1900 AD to 1907 AD)
- PLEASANCE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Mid-late 18th century landscape park and pleasure grounds surrounding a 19th century country house, with formal 19th and 20th century elements. Principle surviving remains comprise northern parkland, wooded pleasure grounds south and west of the house, formal rose and lily pool gardens of 1900-1907, a Dutch garden of about 1930, walled kitchen garden, and garden buildings. The grounds include the gardens of Hedsor Priory (rebuilt 1843), laid out by a former steward, Montagu Hepworth, probably during the late C19, with work during the 1940s to a design by Percy Cane. See Register entry for detail (B8).
WDC enforcement officer reports substantial groundworks carried out by farmer in vicinity of folly at SU90578663 (B9).
Sources (2)
- <8>SBC4637 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England: Buckinghamshire. Part 4. Added ?March 1999, updated October 1999.
- <9>SBC23133 Verbal communication: Matthew Jackson (Wycombe District Council). 2008. Matthew Jackson to David Radford (BCC), pers comm, June 2008.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 91223 86214 (1551m by 1302m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13849)
Record last edited
May 21 2026 10:54AM
