Parks · South East England
Lydiard Park
Lydiard Park — a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lydiard Park is a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Lydiard Park is located in South-East England. It features landscaped gardens and parkland, with a historic house at its centre. The estate is notable for its Grade I listed St. Mary's Church and its rich ecological diversity.
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Background
History
A settlement at Lediar, with woodland, is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was owned by the Tregoze family from about 1198. In 1259, Henry III gave Robert Tregoze a royal licence to create a deer park in nearby woodland. and a walled garden, with a bronze sundial at its centre. Large parts of the park were sold off in the 1920s and 1930s. From 1942 the park was used as a military hospital by the American Forces, and then between about 1943 and about March 1946 it was a Prisoner of War hospital for German soldiers as POW camp No.160. In 1943, The park hosted Radio 1's Big Weekend in 2009. In 2017, the park was transferred from Lydiard Tregoze parish to the newly created West…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5606, -1.8517
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- West Swindon
- Postcode
- SN5 3PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
Sources
- wikipedia: Lydiard Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lydiard Park?
- Lydiard Park is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN5 3PA), in the parish of West Swindon.
- Is Lydiard Park free to visit?
- Yes, Lydiard Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lydiard Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN5 3PA. It sits within the Swindon South parliamentary constituency.