Introduction
Kingston Russell House has an 18th- and 19th-century parkland setting, along with 20th-century formal gardens.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Kingston Russell House has an 18th- and 19th-century parkland setting.There are also early-20th century formal gardens by Philip Tilman, laid out around an 18th-century house. There is documentary evidence of extensive 18th-century formal gardens of the Russell family.
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Parkland
- Formal garden
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Long Bredy
- References
References
- Mowl, Timothy {Historic Gardens of Dorset} (Stroud: Tempus, 2003) 78-79, 140-143 Historic Gardens of Dorset
- Oswald, A. {Country Houses of Dorset} (1935) 157 Country Houses of Dorset
- {Country Life, Volume 110} (1951) 1628-31 Country Life, 110
Contributors
William Gueterbock
Dorset Gardens Trust