Stourhead, Warminster, England

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Brief description of site

Stourhead is an 18th-century landscape garden, with a lake and woodland of 16 hectares, set within a larger estate of park, wood and farmland. The lake is surrounded by a series of classical temples and follies.

Brief history of site

There was a park at Stourton during the 15th and 16th centuries. Henry Hoare replaced the previous house with a Palladian-style country house designed by Colen Campbell in about 1721-4. To the east of the new house was a railed forecourt with an oval lawn, and walled gardens were laid out to its south. The landscape was developed between 1741 and 1780 by Henry Hoare II. The estate was given to the National Trust in 1946.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	183	Grid Ref:	ST780340
Latitude:	51.10487	Longitude:	-2.315604

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