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Brief description of site

Marsh Court has formal gardens which were laid out in 1901-4 by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.

Brief history of site

There was a house on the site by 1730. This was re-built by Lutyens from 1901 to 1904, and extended by him in 1924-6.

Location information:

Address: Kings Somborne, SO20 6JB

Locality: Hampshire

Local Authorities:

Hampshire; Test Valley; Kings Somborne

Historical County: Hampshire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 185 Grid Ref: SU357336
Latitude: 51.1006 Longitude: -1.491521

Key information:

Form of site: formal garden

Purpose of site: ornamental garden

Context or principal building: house

Site Style : formal

Site first created: 1901 to 1904

Main period of development: Early 20th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 12

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