Introduction
This site is a country estate in Biddlesden with an 18th-century manor house set in a wooded park. The property is built on the site of a 12th-century Cistercian Abbey.The grounds contain the remains of fish ponds which are fed by a small stream, and an ice house.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: II*
Features
- Fishpond
- Description: The grounds contain the remains of fish ponds which are fed by a small stream.
- Stream
- Icehouse
- Icehouse
- Manor House
- Description: country estate in Biddlesden with an 18th-century manor house set in a wooded park
- Cistercian Abbey
- Description: built on the site of a 12th-century Cistercian Abbey.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
60
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Biddlesden
- References
References
- Pevsner, N. and E. Williamson, {The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire} (London: Penguin, 1994) The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire
- Smith, N, {Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire Stage 1)} (Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service, 1998) Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire) (Stage 1)