Littlecote House, (also known as Littlecote Manor), Kennet, England

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

A series of walled gardens and a deer park originating from the late 17th and 18th centuries.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

Littlecote House is situated on the south bank of the River Kennet, in the parishes of Ramsbury and Chilton Foliat. The site of roughly 179 hectares lies about 2.5km north of Froxfield, which is situated along the A4 road between Marlborough and Hungerford. The ground slopes down from south to north towards the course of the River Kennet, a branch of which runs through the site. To the north the site is bounded by a wetland crossed by various drains which lead from the River Kennet. Along the western boundary of the site lie Whitehill Coppice and Great Coppice. To the south the site is bounded principally by extensive farmland, while to the south-east the line of the former south drive through Cake Wood is marked by a track.
 

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

Country Life, 12 (27 September 1902), pp 400-09; 62 (5 November 1927), pp 664-71; 138 (25 November 1965), pp 1406-09; (2 December 1965), pp 1466-71; (9 December 1965), pp 1620-3; (16 December 1965), pp 1678-81; 139 (17 February 1966), p 367

B Cherry and N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire (2nd edn 1975), pp 297-9

J Harris, The Artist and the Country House (1979), p 145

J Sales, West Country Gardens (1980), pp 225-6

Victoria History of the County of Wiltshire XII, (1983), pp 28-30

Horticulture Week, (18 April 1986), p 5

Littlecote Park: Inspector's Report, (English Heritage 1990)

C Johnson, Littlecote Park Archaeological Assessment, (study for Lyons, Sleeman & Hoare 1990)