Historic houses · South East England
Cowdray Park
Cowdray Park — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cowdray Park is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The park lies near Easebourne, West Sussex, in the South Downs National Park. The estate belongs to Viscount Cowdray, whose family have owned it since 1909. It has a golf course, and it offers clay pigeon shooting and corporate activity days, as well as the more traditional activities of agriculture, forestry and property lets. The preserved ruins of Cowdray House an important Tudor era great house lie in the park and are open to visitors.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
]] The estate was owned by the Bohun family from approximately 1185. Sir David Owen built Cowdray House in the 16th century. His son sold the estate to William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton in 1529. His half-brother Sir Anthony Browne inherited the estate in 1542. Browne's son Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu inherited in 1548. The 7th Viscount employed Capability Brown to landscape the park in 1770. The park and gardens are Grade II* listed. The 7th Viscount's daughter married William Stephen Poyntz. On his death in 1840, the estate was purchased by George Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont. The present house was built by his son Charles Perceval, 7th Earl of Egmont in the 1870s. His…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9872, -0.7162
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Parish
- Easebourne
- Postcode
- GU29 0AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
Sources
- wikidata: Q5179639 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cowdray Park, West Sussex (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cowdray Park?
- Cowdray Park is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU29 0AY), in the parish of Easebourne.
- Is Cowdray Park a listed building?
- Cowdray Park is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Cowdray Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GU29 0AY. It sits within the Arundel and South Downs parliamentary constituency.