Introduction
Nether Wichendon is a manor house dating from the 12th and 16th centuries. The gardens are modern, having been re-planted in the 1950s, and contain rare specimen plants as well as a 19th-century bridge over the River Thames.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01844 290101Website
https://www.nwhouse.co.ukAccess contact details
The house is open for a short early summer season. Group visits can also be arranged. Please see: http://www.netherwinchendonhouse.com/OpeningTimes.html
Directions
http://www.netherwinchendonhouse.com/findingus.html
- Features & Designations
Features
- Specimen Tree
- Ornamental Bridge
- Description: Bridge over the river Thames.
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- Herbaceous Border
- Manor House (featured building)
- Description: The Manor House datesfrom the 12th century but was remodelled and altered in the 16th and 18th cnturies. It is in Strawberry Hill Gothick style.
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Survival
Extant
Hectares
2
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Lower Winchendon
- References
References
- Pevsner, N. and E. Williamson, {The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire} (London: Penguin, 1994) The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire