Gardens · East Midlands
Thornbridge Hall
Thornbridge Hall — Grade II listed house in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South · 9.2 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Thornbridge Hall is a public garden in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 68 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade II listed house in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.2350°, -1.7051°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: DERBYSHIRE DALES
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thornbridge Hall is a large English country house near the village of Great Longstone in the Derbyshire Dales. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
From the 12th to the late 18th century, Thornbridge Hall was the seat of the Longsdon family. In 1790, Andrew Morewood bought Thornbridge Hall for the large sum of £10,000, . He made his money exporting linens from Manchester to St Petersburg in Russia. The Morewood family considerably enlarged the house. George Morewood died in 1857 and the house was put up for sale. Until around 1870 the house was owned by John Sleigh JP. In 1872, Frederick Craven acquired the property and in 1873 rebuilt it in Jacobean style and installed the William Morris/Edward Burne-Jones window in the Great Hall. This was done to the designs of the Sheffield architect J.B. Mitchell-Withers. Frederick Craven died in…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2350, -1.7051
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Great Longstone
- Postcode
- DE45 1NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South — 9.2 km
- Official site
- thornbridgehall.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7796318 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thornbridge Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Thornbridge Hall - geograph.org.uk - 2577143.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thornbridge Hall?
- Thornbridge Hall is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE45 1NY), in the parish of Great Longstone.
- Is Thornbridge Hall a listed building?
- Thornbridge Hall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Thornbridge Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Thornbridge Hall is part of the DERBYSHIRE DALES National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Thornbridge Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE45 1NY. It sits within the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency.