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| HER Number: | MDV64760 |
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| Name: | Marwood Hill Gardens |
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Summary
A plantsmans garden created in the mid 20th century, on a steeply sloping site exposed to cold sea winds, Marwood contains a vast collection of plants from all over the world.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 544 374 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Marwood |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/138/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66635.
Des=pugsley,s. /devon gardens: an historical survey/(1994)18,179.
Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 97 (Un-published). SDV170167.
Devon Gardens Trust, 2013, Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest (Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns). SDV354335.
Clark, J., 2013, Marwood Hill (Un-published). SDV357920.
Plantsmans garden of great merit created by Dr. Smart since 1949 on an unpropitious site steeply sloping and exposed to cold sea winds. Marwood contains a vast collection of plants from all over the world. The stream which flows through the garden has been dammed to give three broad ponds and a stretch of bog with a wide range of water loving plants. The hillside quarry contains a rock garden. The garden is full of good specimens camellias which make a large collection of fine trees and shrubs, all clearly labelled. There are generous plantings along the stream, and a splendid display in the spring together with drifts of bulbs, flowering trees and rhododendrons.
Stout, P., 2015, Marwood Hill Gardens (Website). SDV357921.
A brief history of the gardens, from their creation during the 1950s through to the 1980s.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV170167 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 1999. Devon Local Register. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. A4 Stapled + Digital. 97. |
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| SDV354335 | Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns: Devon Gardens Trust. 2013. Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest. Historic Parks and Gardens - Register and Local List. Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #41735 ; #97677 ] |
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| SDV357920 | Un-published: Clark, J.. 2013. Marwood Hill. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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| SDV357921 | Website: Stout, P.. 2015. Marwood Hill Gardens. www. marwoodhillgarden.co.uk. |
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| SDV66635 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2015 2:55PM |
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