Historic houses · South West England
Sandhill Park
Sandhill Park — country 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 · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sandhill 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: "country house in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0619°, -3.2054°.
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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
Sandhill Park in the parish of Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England is a derelict country house built in about 1720. It was used in the 20th century as a prisoner of war camp, a home for handicapped children and later as a military and civilian hospital.
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Background
History
The estate was originally known as "Hill". In St Mary's Church, Bishops Lydeard, is a monument inscribed as follows: John I Periam (1657-1711) of Milverton was the father of Sarah Periam, the wife firstly of Thomas Lethbridge (d.1734), a lawyer of Clement's Inn and secondly of George Bere of Taunton, a Doctor of Physick. In St Michael's Church, Milverton, is a ledger stone inscribed as follows: "Here lyeth the body of John Periam, Gent., who dyed Sept. 19 1711 aged 54". The mansion was built in 1720 by John II Periam, the Member of Parliament for Minehead, and named "Hill House". It was afterwards lived in by the Lethbridge family from 1767 to 1913. During World War I it was used as a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0619, -3.2054
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Bishop's Lydeard
- Postcode
- TA4 3FN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Nearest railway station
- Bishops Lydeard — 1.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7416253 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandhill Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: SandhillPark.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandhill Park?
- Sandhill Park is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA4 3FN), in the parish of Bishop's Lydeard.
- Is Sandhill Park a listed building?
- Sandhill Park is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Sandhill Park a protected site?
- Yes — Sandhill Park is part of the Quantock Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Sandhill Park?
- The nearest railway station is Bishops Lydeard, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA4 3FN.