Gardens · South East England
Avebury Manor and Garden
Avebury Manor and Garden is a garden in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Avebury Manor and Garden is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Coordinates: 51.4289°, -1.8591°.
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Heritage listing
Avebury Manor & Garden is a National Trust property consisting of a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house and its surrounding garden. It is in Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, in the centre of the village next to St James's Church and close to the Avebury neolithic henge monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Avebury Manor & Garden is a National Trust property consisting of a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house and its surrounding garden. It is in Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, in the centre of the village next to St James's Church and close to the Avebury neolithic henge monument.
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Background
History
The manor house was built on or near the site of Avebury Priory, a Benedictine cell or priory of the Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville, Normandy, founded in 1114. Subsequently, the estate passed into the ownership of Fotheringhay College, Northamptonshire, in 1411. Fragments of the religious foundation were incorporated into the later house. It was some distance from most of his lands which centred on Wittenham, but he appears to have purchased it because of an interest in ancient monuments such as the Avebury stone circles. Around that time, a stone dovecote was erected in the grounds. In the 1580s, Dunch passed it on to his younger son, Walter, whose daughter, Deborah, Lady Moody, grew…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4289, -1.8591
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Avebury
- Postcode
- SN8 1RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q662918 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Avebury Manor and Garden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Avebury Manor view from south.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Avebury Manor and Garden?
- Avebury Manor and Garden is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8 1RG), in the parish of Avebury.
- Who owns Avebury Manor and Garden?
- Avebury Manor and Garden is owned by National Trust.
- Is Avebury Manor and Garden a listed building?
- Avebury Manor and Garden is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Avebury Manor and Garden a protected site?
- Yes — Avebury Manor and Garden is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Avebury Manor and Garden?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8 1RG. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.