Historic houses · South East England
Neston Park
Neston Park — architectural structure in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham · 4.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Neston Park 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: "architectural structure in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4030°, -2.2000°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Neston Park is an English country house and estate in the village of Neston, some 2 miles (3 km) south of Corsham, Wiltshire. The name of the village of Neston is derived from the name of the house. The present house dates from 1790 and has been extended several times since then. It is ashlar-built in two storeys (three storeys at rear) with a frontage of eight bays, and is Grade II* listed. The grounds of the house contain farmland: the estate extends from north of Neston village, southwards beyond Atworth, to South Wraxall, and includes the certified organic home farm with a herd of Jersey cattle and unusual Aberdeen Angus and Jersey cross-bred cattle. The route of the ancient Roman road from London to Bath crosses the home farm from east to west, about 200 metres (700 feet) south of the house. The local portion of the road is sometimes known as the Wansdyke.
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Background
History
The Neston estate was built up by Thomas Tropenell in the 15th century, passed to the Eyre family and then by marriage to the Baronets Hanham. They sold it c. 1790 to John Fuller (died 1839), who built Neston House. John was succeeded in turn by John Bird Fuller (died 1872), George Pargiter Fuller MP (died 1927), and other descendants. The Fuller family became well known for its ownership of Fuller's Brewery in London, producer of Fuller's London Pride cask ale. In 1864 John Hanning Speke, an explorer and a nephew of John Bird Fuller, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while shooting partridge at Neston Park, seemingly an accident in climbing over a wall. In 1910, the then owner of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4030, -2.2000
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Corsham
- Postcode
- SN13 9TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chippenham
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham — 4.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6997938 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Neston Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Neston Park, Neston (geograph 3499288).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Neston Park?
- Neston Park is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN13 9TG), in the parish of Corsham.
- Is Neston Park a listed building?
- Neston Park is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Neston Park a protected site?
- Yes — Neston Park is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Neston Park?
- The nearest railway station is Melksham, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN13 9TG.