Wortley Hall, Barnsley, England

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Brief description of site

Wortley Hall has mid-19th-century gardens and pleasure grounds set in an early-19th-century park of 240 hectares, associated with a country house. W S Gilpin is said to have been involved in improving the estate, and Joseph Harrison, founder of several horticultural journals, was employed at the site as head gardener in the mid-19th century.

Brief history of site

During the early-16th century Sir Thomas Wortley created a park around the old hall, which was rebuilt in 1686 on the same site by Sir Richard Wortley. Between 1731 and 1761 Edward Wortley-Montagu began to remodel the house again, in three stages. A park was laid out after 1800. During the first half of the 19th century the south front garden terraces were completed.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	111	Grid Ref:	SK312995
Latitude:	53.49129	Longitude:	-1.53122

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