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Syon Park
Syon Park — park in the London Borough of Hounslow, England,UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brentford · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Syon Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 83 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "park in the London Borough of Hounslow, England,UK". Coordinates: 51.4761°, -0.3080°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Syon Park SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Syon Park is the garden of Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, and it is Grade I listed by English Heritage under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 for its special historic interest. The 56.6-hectare (140-acre) main gardens are a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, and the flood meadows next to the River Thames are a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
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Background
History
Syon was the site of Sion Abbey, which was founded in 1415 and named after Mount Zion in Jerusalem. It was dissolved in 1539. Foundations of the abbey were discovered in 2003. Landscaping of the gardens in the middle of the eighteenth century has left them with a collection of rare trees and plants and a lake which has a population of terrapins. The Great Conservatory, built in 1826 to a design by Charles Fowler, was the first to be built out of cast iron. In 1609, Thomas Harriot was working at Syon when he made the first ever use of the newly invented telescope to make astronomical drawings of the moon on 26 June, several months ahead of Galileo's observations. A plaque commemorating…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4761, -0.3080
- District
- Hounslow
- Parish
- Hounslow, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW8 8JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Nearest railway station
- Brentford — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.kew.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q18748775 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Syon Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Syon Park Lake.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Syon Park?
- Syon Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW8 8JG), in the parish of Hounslow, unparished area.
- Is Syon Park a listed building?
- Syon Park is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Syon Park a protected site?
- Yes — Syon Park is part of the Syon Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Syon Park free to visit?
- Yes, Syon Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Syon Park?
- The nearest railway station is Brentford, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW8 8JG.