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The Lawn, Whittlesford

Introduction

The primary feature is a large, grassed area.

South Cambridgeshire Rural District Council subsequently erected council houses on two sides so that, with its fine 18th-century trees and extensive grassed areas, it appears to be and functions as a village green.
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History

The extensive ‘green' alongside the Duxford Road originated as a small landscaped park or ‘lawn' attached to a modest country house erected in about 1785 by Ebenezer Hollick. Hollick went bankrupt in 1825 and the house was abandoned and then demolished in 1858. Its lawn survived and in 1957 was purchased by the parish council as a village open space.

Period

  • 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
  • Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
Key Information

Type

Designed Rural Space

Purpose

Ornamental

Period

18th Century (1701 to 1800)

Survival

Part: ground/below ground level remains

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Whittlesford