Historic houses · South East England
Rood Ashton House
Rood Ashton House — house in West Ashton, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge · 3.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Rood Ashton 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 West Ashton, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3000°, -2.1833°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rood Ashton House was a country house in Wiltshire, England, standing in parkland 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of the village of West Ashton, near Trowbridge. Built in 1808 for Richard Godolphin Long, it was later the home of the 1st Viscount Long (1854–1924).
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Background
History
Viscount Long's great grandfather Richard Godolphin Long commissioned architect Jeffry Wyattville to build the house in 1808, replacing an earlier mansion on the estate. It was redesigned and extended in 1836 by Thomas Hopper, The designer of the park at Rood Ashton is problematic. H.E. Medlicott stated in 1916 that "The Drive to the Trowbridge Woods as far as the Trowbridge Lodge & the modern planting beyond the old wood was all laid out by Sir James Nassmyth a Scotch Landscape Gardner, friends of the Colquhouns, about 1845". In 1914, during the First World War, Lord Long offered Rood Ashton and another of his properties, Culworth House in Northamptonshire, for use as convalescent homes…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3000, -2.1833
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- West Ashton
- Postcode
- BA14 6AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge — 3.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7366115 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rood Ashton House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rood Ashton House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rood Ashton House?
- Rood Ashton House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA14 6AR), in the parish of West Ashton.
- Is Rood Ashton House a listed building?
- Rood Ashton House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Rood Ashton House a protected site?
- Yes — Rood Ashton House is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Rood Ashton House?
- The nearest railway station is Trowbridge, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA14 6AR.