Cliveden, Maidenhead, England

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Brief description of site

The site features an extensive and complex formal garden scheme developed through the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The historic grounds cover about 85 hectares in total, most of which is woodland with designed rides surrounding a formal core of about 5 hectares. Cliveden House itself is now an hotel.

Brief history of site

Cliveden House was built initially as a 'summer palace' on a virgin site on cliffs high above the River Thames for George Villiers, second Duke of Buckingham. Work began in 1666. A garden is known to have existed by 1679. The major period of garden development was between 1706 and 1737. In 1966 the National Trust took over the house and gardens and have since carried out extensive restoration.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	165	Grid Ref:	SU910852
Latitude:	51.55835	Longitude:	-0.6887314

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