Historic houses · South East England
Worthy Park House
Worthy Park House — house in Itchen Valley, Winchester, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester · 3.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Worthy Park House 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: "house in Itchen Valley, Winchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0934°, -1.2852°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Worthy Park House is a large country house at Kings Worthy near Winchester. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original house on the site was built by William Evelyn in 1722. It was bought by Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Baronet in 1773. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet inherited the house in 1816 and commissioned Sir Robert Smirke to demolish the west wing and replace it with a new building, built in the Georgian style, which was completed in 1820.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0934, -1.2852
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Itchen Valley
- Postcode
- SO21 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 3.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17540502 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Worthy Park House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Worthy Park - geograph.org.uk - 980645.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worthy Park House?
- Worthy Park House is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO21 1AN), in the parish of Itchen Valley.
- Is Worthy Park House a listed building?
- Worthy Park House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Worthy Park House a protected site?
- Yes — Worthy Park House is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Worthy Park House?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO21 1AN.