Introduction
Hill Court has an 18th-century garden on an earlier site. (Desk based information update, May 2010. The record was checked with South Gloucestershire Historic Environment Record Officer - June 2010.)
The 18th-century garden is situated on an earlier site. There are the remains of extensive formal gardens and ponds. A walled formal garden with vases, a kitchen garden, an icehouse, terrace and steps, topiary, a moat and extensive woodlands are all extant.
The house (listed grade II) was built in 1863 for the Fust family. There are gates and piers and a sundial, which date from the 18th century and are listed grade II. Garden walls, urns, steps and piers date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are listed grade II. An early-19th century dovecote is listed grade II.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
Strictly by appointment only. Please visit the Historic Houses Association website for details.
- History
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
- Reference: Wickwar Conservation Area
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: II
Features
- Pond
- Vase
- Icehouse
- Topiary
- Moat
- Sundial
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- Dovecote
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- House (featured building)
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- Gate Piers
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- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
20
Civil Parish
Hill
- References
Contributors
Avon Gardens Trust