Amport Park, Amport, England

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Brief description of site

Amport Park has a landscape park and woodland of around 91 hectares and formal gardens of some 8 hectares. The site dates from the mid- to late-19th century, with additional work in 1923 by Lutyens and G Jekyll for Mr and Mrs Sofer-Whitburn.

Brief history of site

Amport was held as a seat of the Paulet family from the mid-17th century when it was acquired from the Goldston family. George Paulet inherited the title in 1794 and made Amport the principal family seat. He was probably responsible for laying out the park south of the house as far as the Portway. In 1857 the fourteenth Marquess commissioned the architect William Burn to build the present house. In 1919 the Paulet family sold Amport and the estate was split up. In 1922 the house was sold to Colonel Sofer-Whitburn, whose commission to Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) to remodel the gardens resulted in the present water terraces, areas of which were planted by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932).

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	185	Grid Ref:	SU296441
Latitude:	51.19536	Longitude:	-1.577776

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