Bagshot Park, Woking, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Mid-Victorian gardens and pleasure grounds belonging to the Duke of Connaught, set in parkland reimparked in the late 17th century, and incorporating pleasure grounds of the early 19th century laid out for the Duchess of Gloucester.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

Bagshot Park lies one kilometre to the north of the town of Bagshot which it adjoins to the south, on the west side of the A30, London Road, which forms the eastern boundary of the site, separating it off from the northern part of Bagshot. To the west the boundary lies within an area of woodland, Queen's Wood, which continues westwards to Vicarage Lane, beyond which lies Bagshot Heath. To the north is the A322, on the far, northern side of which is Dukeshill Allotment and Surrey Hill.

The house occupies an elevated position in the 175 hectare site, the ground falling away to the south to the Windle Brook over which there are extensive views out to the south.

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

Gardener's Magazine IV, (1828), pp 433-7; X, (1834), p 333

J C Loudon, The Villa Gardener (2nd edition 1850), pp 390-4

Illustrated London News, 15 March 1879

Gardeners' Chronicle, (6 Sept 1902), pp 169-71

C Ward, Royal Gardens (1912)

Lieut Col Crew, Bagshot Park - a short guide (1969)

M Eedle, A History of Bagshot and Windlesham (1977)

Garden History 22, no 2 (1994), pp 175-96

Maps

John Norden, Map of Bagshot Park, 1607

J Rocque, Map of Surrey, surveyed around 1762, published 1768

A plan of the parish of Windlesham ... As divided and Inclosed by Act of Parliament, 1813 [copy on EH file]

C and J Greenwood, Map of Surrey, 1823

Tithe map for Windlesham parish, 1841 (Surrey History Centre)

OS 6" to 1 mile: 1st edition surveyed 1869, published 1871; 2nd edition published 1896

Description written: July 1998

Edited: April 2003