| HER Number (PRN): | 04291 |
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| Name: | Site of formal garden, Upper Orchard |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Much Wenlock |
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Monument Type(s):
- FORMAL GARDEN (16th century to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1901 AD)
Summary
Earthwork remains of a formal garden of post medieval date.
| Parish: | Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ60SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 626 000 |
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Related records
| 00309 | Related to: Priors Lodge, Wenlock Abbey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA3327 - 1985 RCHME survey of Much Wenlock Priory earthworks
Description
. . . . a pattern of low, descending lineal terraces with a raised rectangular terrace beyond. . . Their overall rectangular pattern is suggestive of post-Dissolution formal gardens, that might be associated with Wenlock Abbey. . <1>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 04291. |
| [01] | SSA1535 - Field survey report: Everson P. 1985. Much Wenlock Pond Bay. RCHME rep. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 11:09AM |
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