Historic houses · South West England
Lydeard House
Lydeard House — house in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bishops Lydeard · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lydeard House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0623°, -3.1904°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Quantock Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lydeard House in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England was built in the mid 18th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The red sandstone building has limestone dressings and a slate roof. The main block has five bays with the stables set back from the main house and were only joined in the mid 19th century. A raised garden at the rear of the house is enclosed by a Hindu-Moorish style red sandstone wall. The other walls and gate piers are also of red sandstone. A footbridge over the stream 20 m east of the house has three stone arches and wrought iron decoration.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0623, -3.1904
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Bishop's Lydeard
- Postcode
- TA4 3AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Nearest railway station
- Bishops Lydeard — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17555617 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lydeard House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bishops Lydeard House (geograph 2537965).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lydeard House?
- Lydeard House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA4 3AU), in the parish of Bishop's Lydeard.
- Who owns Lydeard House?
- Lydeard House is owned by | designation1 = Grade II* listed building.
- Is Lydeard House a listed building?
- Lydeard House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Lydeard House a protected site?
- Yes — Lydeard House is part of the Quantock Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lydeard House?
- The nearest railway station is Bishops Lydeard, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA4 3AU.