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Brief description of site

Cleeve Prior Manor House has a garden of the 16th to the 18th centuries. Features include an 18th-century summerhouse, a double row of clipped yews and topiary yews representing the twelve apostles and the four evangelists.

Brief history of site

The house was built in the late-16th century. The topiary may date from the 17th century. Until 1999 this site was listed Grade II on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, but has since been deregistered.

Location information:

Address: Cleeve Prior, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 8LQ

Locality: Evesham

Local Authorities:

Worcestershire; Wychavon; Cleeve Prior

Historical County: Worcestershire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 150 Grid Ref: SP089495
Latitude: 52.14372 Longitude: -1.871361

Directions:

Four miles north-east of Evesham via the B4085.

Key information:

Form of site: formal garden

Purpose of site: ornamental garden

Context or principal building: house

Site first created: 1550 to 1599

Main period of development: Late 17th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 1

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