Introduction
The park originally belonged to a late-18th-century house owned by Charles Churchill. The grounds were developed by Humphry Repton and Samuel Lapidge. A golf course and cricket grounds have taken over the formal park design at Chalfont.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
There is now a golf course and cricket ground on the site.
Directions
On the south side of Chalfont St Peter, east of the A413
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Features
- Lake
- Boat House
- House (featured building)
- Description: A late-18th-century house owned by Charles Churchill
- Formal garden
- Description: A golf course and cricket grounds have taken over the formal park design at Chalfont.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Commercial
Survival
Part: standing remains
Hectares
60
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Chalfont St.
- References
References
- Smith, N, Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire Stage 1) (Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service, 1998) Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire) (Stage 1)
- http://www.bucksgardenstrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chalfont_Park.pdf Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire