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Brief description of site

Rous Lench Court is a 16th-century house with an extensive late 19th-century topiary garden. There is a 19th-century landscape park, within which there is an arboretum. The moat of an earlier house stands in the park.

Brief history of site

The earliest parts of the house are early-15th century, with many later additions. The present garden layout appears to date from the ownership of the Reverend Chafy after 1875. In 1993 Rous Lench Court and most of the park was acquired by Mr Peter White, an architect, under whom the house and gardens were restored.

Location information:

Address: Rous Lench, Worcestershire, WR11 4UJ

Locality: Worcester

Local Authorities:

Worcestershire; Wychavon; Rous Lench

Historical County: Worcestershire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 150 Grid Ref: SP019530
Latitude: 52.17525 Longitude: -1.973633

Directions:

Nine miles east of Worcester via the A422 and a minor road south.

Key information:

Form of site: formal garden

Purpose of site: ornamental garden

Context or principal building: house

Site first created: 1500 to 1550

Main period of development: Late 19th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 112

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