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Part/component area of: Wimpole Hall

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Brief description of site

The walled kitchen garden lies about 350 metres north-east of the Hall. Features include the grade II listed Gardener's Cottage.

Brief history of site

The walled garden designed by Robert Greening in the 1750s was demolished in the 1790s when the present walled garden was constructed by William Emes.

Location information:

Address: Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BW

Locality: Cambridge

Local Authorities:

Cambridgeshire; South Cambridgeshire; Wimpole

Historical County: Cambridgeshire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 154 Grid Ref: TL339513
Latitude: 52.14377 Longitude: -0.04464763

Key information:

Form of site: kitchen garden

Purpose of site: kitchen garden

Context or principal building: cottage

Plant type/environment: walled garden

Site first created: 1790 to 1799

Survival: Extant

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