Introduction
The house at Merrixton House Farm was built about 1750. The gardens of that time were substantially altered in around 1880. A row of lime trees is possibly from this period. There are terraces and an unusual viewing mound within an enclosed garden adjacent to the house, as well as a parish lock-up.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)37(PEM)
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: There may have been a house on the site in the 17th century. Parts of the present house date from around 1750, with additions in the 18th century and reductions in the 19th, resulting in a mixed appearance of styles.
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- Dovecote
- Description: The date is approximate. The building is referred to as a dovecot or lookout, but is thought to have been a prison.
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- Garden Building
- Description: Two storey, rubble built farm complex.
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- Kitchen Garden
- Description: Walled kitchen garden.
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- Garden Terrace
- Description: Series of terraces, including a small formal terrace at the front of the house.
- Pond
- Description: Small formal pond.
- Wilderness
- Stream
- Artificial Mound
- Description: The date is approximate.
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Hectares
3.5
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Amroth
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 254 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Jones, F., {Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families} (Newport: Brawdy Books, 1996) 130 Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families
- {Merrixton House Farm, Tithe Award Survey and Schedule of Apportionments} (1845) Merrixton House Farm, Tithe Award Survey and Schedule of Apportionments