Introduction
The gardens associated with Boxhill Court consist largely of grass with naturalistic plantings of spring bulbs. The main feature of this well-maintained estate is an extensive natural box wood. The estate has been associated with the same family for over 600 years.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Features & Designations
Style
Informal
Features
- Building
- Description: The church within the grounds.
- Tree Feature
- Description: A natural box (Buxus sempervirens) wood, second only in size to Boxhill in Surrey.
- Gateway
- Description: Stone gate posts with the Huntley crest at the entrance to the disused drive from the west.
- Drive
- Description: The house and the church share the same drive, which passes through natural box woods.
- Spring
- Description: A spring arising in the box wood, which supplies St Mary's Well.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Boxwell with
- References
References
- Kingsley. N., {The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, Volume 1, 1500-1660} (Cheltenham: Phillimore, 1989), pp. 205-6 The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, Vol. I 1500-1660
- Verey, D., {The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1, The Cotswolds} (London: Penguin, 1970), pp. 133, 194 The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds
- {The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester} ([n.p.]: Oxford University Press, Volume 11, 1976), p. 284 Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 2
Contributors
Gloucestershire Gardens & Landscape Trust
Mary Blumer