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Odsey Grange

Introduction

Features of Odsey Grange include shrubberies, a mausoleum, walks and hedges.

The house was rebuilt in 1864 and the garden extended in 1912 with shrubberies. An extensive brick wall surmounted by wrought iron railings separates the south and west gardens form the surrounding parkland. The park contains a family mausoleum in a clump of trees.

Recent renewal of gardens includes formal walks between yew hedges, herbaceous borders and high brick walls covered on both sides with roses. To the north of the house on sloping ground bounded by a long barn is an imaginative layout of iris beds and ornamental trees.

History

The medieval manor house, situated on the county boundary with Hertfordshire, was acquired by a member of the Fordham family in 1793 and remains in their possession today.

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Victorian (1837-1901)
Features & Designations

Features

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  • Shrubbery
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  • Mausoleum
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  • Garden Wall
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  • Herbaceous Border
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  • Manor House (featured building)
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Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Guilden Morden

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust