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| HER Number: | MDV63687 |
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| Name: | PARK in the Parish of Filleigh |
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Summary
'earl clinton's park' covering 'oxford down', 'deep meadow park', 'church meadow park', 'the avenue' + 'meadow park' was landscaped between 1719-1751. Earl clinton set his new mansion in a new park. He moved the church to its present position + diverted the 'old turnpike' to the south side of the valley. A formal axis exists at the centre of the park from a sham castle on top of the hill to the north, through the mansion to a triumphal arch on the opposite hillside. A symmetrical paddock was enclosed with formal avenues on embankments with a cruciform shaped pool at its centre. 'oxford down' was ornamented with copses, avenues, bodies of water + a series of gothic + palladian structures (colvin + moggridge).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 665 282 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Filleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FILLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62NE/99
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PARK (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
COLVIN + MOGGRIDGE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV91517.
'earl clinton's park' covering 'oxford down', 'deep meadow park', 'church meadow park', 'the avenue' + 'meadow park' was landscaped between 1719-1751. Earl clinton set his new mansion in a new park. He moved the church to its present position + diverted the 'old turnpike' to the south side of the valley. A formal axis exists at the centre of the park from a sham castle on top of the hill to the north, through the mansion to a triumphal arch on the opposite hillside. A symmetrical paddock was enclosed with formal avenues on embankments with a cruciform shaped pool at its centre. 'oxford down' was ornamented with copses, avenues, bodies of water + a series of gothic + palladian structures (colvin + moggridge).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV95144.
Des=colvin+moggridge/castle hill park restoration management plan: interim report (final)/(may 2000)15-18+23+fig4/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV95145.
Hhr: register of parks + gardens of special historic interest in england (devon)/(august 2003).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV91517 | Migrated Record: COLVIN + MOGGRIDGE. |
| SDV95144 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV95145 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV37704 | Parent of: Holwell Temple, Castle Hill Estate, Filleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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