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Kingston Russell House

Introduction

Kingston Russell House has an 18th- and 19th-century parkland setting, along with 20th-century formal gardens.

There is a combination of evidence of an early formal landscape and the interest of an association with the Russell family. There is also a group value of the house with its Edwardian gardens.
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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

Contributors

  • William Gueterbock

  • Dorset Gardens Trust