Historic houses · West Midlands
Middleton Park, Oxfordshire
Middleton Park, Oxfordshire — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Middleton Park, Oxfordshire is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I 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
Middleton Park is a rural park in the parish of Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England, about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) west of Bicester. The grounds are Grade II listed and include several historic buildings, notably a Grade I listed country house with Grade II* listed service wing and lodges.
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Background
History
The house was designed by the English architect Edwin Lutyens and his son Robert for George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey. It was built in 1935– on the site of a mid-18th-century house that had been built for William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey. It was Lutyens' last great country house. In 1974 it was converted into apartments. and the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The park also includes kitchen gardens, pleasure grounds, commercial woodland and the cricket ground belonging to Middleton Stoney Cricket Club.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9052, -1.2384
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Cherwell
- Parish
- Middleton Stoney
- Postcode
- OX25 4AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
Sources
- wikidata: Q17361857 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Middleton Park, Oxfordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Middleton Park, Oxfordshire?
- Middleton Park, Oxfordshire is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX25 4AQ), in the parish of Middleton Stoney.
- Is Middleton Park, Oxfordshire a listed building?
- Middleton Park, Oxfordshire is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Middleton Park, Oxfordshire?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX25 4AQ. It sits within the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency.