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Brief description of site

Hope End House has an early-19th-century picturesque woodland and shrubbery.

Brief history of site

A house of the 1750s was replaced after 1809 by a new one designed by J.C. Loudon, who laid out a picturesque garden around it. The house was demolished in 1873 and replaced by the present one.

Location information:

Address: Hope End House, Hope End, Welllington Heath, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1JQ

Locality: Ledbury, Herefordshire

Local Authorities:

Herefordshire, County of; Colwall

Historical County: Herefordshire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 149 Grid Ref: SO722414
Latitude: 52.07026 Longitude: -2.406987

Directions:

Two miles north of Ledbury via the A438, B4214 and minor roads.

Key information:

Form of site: landscape garden

Purpose of site: ornamental garden

Context or principal building: house

Site first created: 1809

Main period of development: Early 19th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 100

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