Landscape record 1082201000 - Thornton Manor

Summary

Remains of nineteenth century formal gardens and parkland at Thornton Hall.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • PARK (First mentioned 1862, 19th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2099 AD)
  • PARTERRE (First mentioned 1862, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1980 AD?)
  • TREE AVENUE (First mentioned 1862, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1980 AD?)

Description

Sheahan notes '..grounds laid out in parterres, with gravel walks, park, with tree avenues. APs show that the avenues have since disappeared and the parterres have been grassed over. Apart from that the grounds have remained pretty much the same (B2).

Sources (1)

  • <2>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.

Location

Grid reference SP 7612 3544 (point)
Civil Parish THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2012 2:35PM

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