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Childwickbury Manor
Childwickbury Manor — manor in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Albans City · 3.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Childwickbury Manor is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "manor in Hertfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7791°, -0.3505°.
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Heritage listing
Childwickbury Manor is a manor house in the hamlet of Childwickbury, Hertfordshire, England, between St Albans and Harpenden.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Childwickbury Manor is a manor house in the hamlet of Childwickbury, Hertfordshire, England, between St Albans and Harpenden.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Lomax family bought the house in 1666 and lived there until 1854 when Joshua Lomax sold it to Henry Hayman Toulmin, a wealthy ship owner, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire and mayor of St Albans. Toulmin left the property to Sir John Blundell Maple around 20 years later. Toulmin's granddaughter, the author Mary Carbery, was born at the house. Maple bred and raced thoroughbreds and built Childwickbury Stud into a very successful horse breeding operation. Another prominent racehorse owner, Jack Barnato Joel, bought the estate including the stud farm in 1906. On his death in 1940, his son Jim Joel took over the operation. He too became a successful racehorse owner and breeder and maintained…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7791, -0.3505
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- St Albans
- Parish
- St Michael
- Postcode
- AL3 6JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Nearest railway station
- St Albans City — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1072802 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Childwickbury Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 20050613-007-childwickbury.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Childwickbury Manor?
- Childwickbury Manor is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode AL3 6JU), in the parish of St Michael.
- Is Childwickbury Manor a listed building?
- Childwickbury Manor is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Childwickbury Manor a protected site?
- Yes — Childwickbury Manor is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Childwickbury Manor?
- The nearest railway station is St Albans City, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AL3 6JU.