Introduction
Dorton House is a large 17th-century mansion house restored to 18th-century style. The property is surrounded by substantial pleasure grounds and a lake.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: I
Features
- Lake
- House (featured building)
- Now School
- Description: Jacobean mansion.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Education
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
7.2
Civil Parish
Dorton
- References
References
- Pevsner, N. and E. Williamson, {The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire} (London: Penguin, 1994) The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire
- Page, William, {'Parishes : Dorton', The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4} (London: St. Catherine Press, 1927), pp. 45-48 Victoria County History: Buckingham, Volume 4