Historic houses · South West England
Ston Easton Park
Ston Easton Park — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ston Easton Park is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-west, 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
Ston Easton Park is an English country house built in the 18th century. It lies near the village of Ston Easton, Somerset. It is a Grade I listed building and the grounds are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The current house was built around 1750 to 1760 on the site of a Tudor building. The architect may have been Thomas Paty. It was occupied by the descendants of the commissioning owner, John Hippisley-Coxe, until 1956. Since then owners including William Rees-Mogg and Peter Smedley have been involved in restoring the house, which is now in use as a private house for events. The two-storey house has a symmetrical facade with projecting wings either side of the central doorway with a Tuscan portico. The interior of the stone house is decorated with extensive plaster mouldings to ceilings and fireplaces. The grounds and gardens were laid out by Humphry Repton, but have since been reduced in size.
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Background
History
The Hippisley family had been lords of the manor of Ston Easton and surrounding areas since the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid-16th century. They acquired several local manors, some in association with William Rosewell. Preston Hippisley bequeathed the manor of Ston Easton to his daughter who married John Coxe of Leigh, Wiltshire, a Member of Parliament for Milborne Port. Her son John Hippisley-Coxe married an heiress, Mary Northliegh of Peamore in the parish of Exminster in Devon, and with his increased wealth commenced the building of the present mansion. They moved from the old manor house next to the parish church of St Mary The Virgin, Ston Easton to an ancient gabled Tudor…
Architecture
painting.]] The two-storey house has a symmetrical facade with projecting wings either side of the central doorway with a Tuscan portico. They include terraces and a pleasure ground in a steep sided valley. The grounds are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Some of the earlier parkland is now used for agriculture and the Farrington Golf and Country Club.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2846, -2.5388
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Ston Easton
- Postcode
- BA3 4DS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Established
- 1750
Sources
- wikidata: Q7618808 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ston Easton Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ston Easton Park?
- Ston Easton Park is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA3 4DS), in the parish of Ston Easton.
- When was Ston Easton Park built?
- Built or established in 1750.
- Who owns Ston Easton Park?
- Ston Easton Park is owned by | designation1 = Grade I listed building.
- Is Ston Easton Park a listed building?
- Ston Easton Park is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Ston Easton Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA3 4DS. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.