Forests & woodlands · West Midlands
Chorleywood House Estate
Chorleywood House Estate is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chorleywood · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Chorleywood House Estate is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6641°, -0.5029°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chorleywood House Estate is a 64.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chorleywood in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Three Rivers District Council, and the declaring authority is Hertfordshire County Council. It was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2007. The River Chess runs through the estate which has formal parkland, meadows and mature woodland. Protected species include coralroot bittercress. Chorleywood Dell is a key neutral grassland site in the Biodiversity Action Plan for Hertfordshire. The gardens surround the 200-year-old manor house and summer house. There is access from Common Road.
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Background
Description
A Regency mansion called Chorleywood House was built here in 1822 by John Barnes, replacing an earlier farm house. In 1892, the house was bought by Lady Ela Russell, a relative of the Duke of Bedford and she modified and enlarged the house. In June 1940, the mansion and land were bought by the Chorleywood Urban District Council, together with Hertfordshire County Council and London County Council and designated a public open space. During World War Two, the mansion housed evacuees from London. Chorleywood UDC then adopted the house for their offices and the Public Library was housed here. Tenants lived in flats in the upper storeys. When Chorleywood UDC devolved to become Three Rivers DC in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6641, -0.5029
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Three Rivers
- Parish
- Chorleywood
- Postcode
- WD3 5SL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Chorleywood — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.chorleywoodhouse.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w621317497 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Chorleywood House Estate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chorleywood House Estate?
- Chorleywood House Estate is in Hertfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WD3 5SL), in the parish of Chorleywood.
- Is Chorleywood House Estate a protected site?
- Yes — Chorleywood House Estate is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Chorleywood House Estate free to visit?
- Yes, Chorleywood House Estate is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chorleywood House Estate?
- The nearest railway station is Chorleywood, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WD3 5SL.