Parks · South East England
Sandleford Priory
Sandleford Priory — country house in Greenham, West Berkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sandleford Priory is a public park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1350. It covers approximately 60 km². Designed by James Wyatt. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Greenham, West Berkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3770°, -1.3163°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sandleford Priory is a largely 18th century country house at Sandleford in the civil parish of Greenham in the English county of Berkshire. It incorporates the chapel of a former monastery and is currently the home of St Gabriel's School. After the old monastery on the site was abandoned by its canons, the estate was given to the Dean and Canons of Windsor. They leased it out as a farm to various tenants before the Kingsmill family from Sydmonton Court converted it into a country house. This was subsequently much extended and elaborated by a later resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu.
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Background
Architecture
The present Sandleford Priory is a Grade I listed building in 54 acre of Grade II listed parkland landscaped by Capability Brown. It was mostly erected around the old priory buildings between 1780 and 1786 by James Wyatt, for Elizabeth Montagu.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3770, -1.3163
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Greenham
- Postcode
- RG20 9BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Established
- 1350
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17528654 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandleford Priory (country house) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Gabriel's school - geograph.org.uk - 1186842.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandleford Priory?
- Sandleford Priory is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG20 9BD), in the parish of Greenham.
- When was Sandleford Priory built?
- Built or established in 1350. Designed by James Wyatt.
- Is Sandleford Priory a listed building?
- Sandleford Priory is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Sandleford Priory a protected site?
- Yes — Sandleford Priory is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sandleford Priory free to visit?
- Yes, Sandleford Priory is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sandleford Priory?
- The nearest railway station is Newbury, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG20 9BD.