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Powderham Park
Hob Uid: 447995
Location : Devon Teignbridge Powderham
Grid Ref : SX9680084000
Summary : Landscape park, deer park, pleasure grounds and terraced gardens to Powderham Castle covering an area of 250 hectares. The deer park was landscaped in the mid 18th century. By the late 18th century the park had been extended and the pleasure grounds remodelled. The formal terraced gardens were developed from 1836 by Charles Fowler and may have been based on plans designed by William Sawrey Gilpin.
More information : (SX 968840) Powderham Park (NAT). (1) Powderham Park deer park, covering an area of about 280 acres, is fenced by iron railings and has a natural and artificial water supply. It is owned by the Earl of Devon. (2) Landscape park, deer park, pleasure grounds and terraced gardens to Powderham Castle covering an area of 250 hectares. The deer park was landscaped in the mid 18th century. By the late 18th century the park had been extended and the pleasure grounds remodelled. The formal terraced gardens were developed from 1836 by Charles Fowler and may have been based on plans designed by William Sawrey Gilpin. (3)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : Whitaker J. 1892. Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England, 45
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Devon, 21-Mar-2001
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Vol(s) : PART 11

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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Landscaped mid C18
Monument End Date : 1766
Monument Start Date : 1733
Monument Type : Deer Park, Landscape Park
Evidence : Botanical Feature

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Extended late 18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1767
Monument Type : Deer Park, Landscape Park, Pleasance
Evidence : Botanical Feature

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Developed from 1836
Monument End Date : 1836
Monument Start Date : 1836
Monument Type : Formal Garden, Terraced Garden
Evidence : Earthwork, Botanical Feature

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External Cross Reference Source : Register of Parks and Gardens Legacy No.
External Cross Reference Number : GD1689
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 98 SE 10
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