Gardens · South East England
Avington Park
In or near Itchen Abbas.
Avington Park — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Alresford · 5.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Avington Park, the nearest railway station is Alresford, located 5.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SO21 1DB. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility options.
About
Avington Park is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Avington House is a 16th-century English country house which stands in Avington Park in the Itchen Valley near Winchester, Hampshire. It is a Grade I listed building. Originally a late 16th-century half-H house built by John Clerk it was substantially rebuilt in the 17th century by George William Brydges, who added the service courtyard and banqueting hall. It was then refronted in the late 18th century by James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos. In 1848 Sir John Shelley added a conservatory. The building is now constructed of brick and blue with slate and lead roofs. The half-H main block is in two storeys with a 13-bay frontage, of which the central 5 bays are recessed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Avington Park was granted to Edmund Clerk by Henry VIII. It was bought in 1664 by George Rodney Brydges, who married the infamous Anna Maria Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury and was a Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles II. It passed to his son George William Brydges who carried out the major remodelling. He had no children and left most of his estate to Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos, after which it descended to his son, the courtier James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos, who improved the gardens and parkland. The estate then descended to the 3rd Duke's only surviving daughter, Lady Anne Elizabeth Brydges, who married Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and in turn…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0877, -1.2410
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Itchen Valley
- Postcode
- SO21 1DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Nearest railway station
- Alresford — 5.6 km
- Official site
- www.avington.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q60744833 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Avington Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Avington Park?
- Avington Park is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO21 1DB), in the parish of Itchen Valley.
- What is Avington Park?
- Avington Park — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Avington Park?
- The nearest railway station is Alresford, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO21 1DB.
- Who owns Avington Park?
- Avington Park is owned by | website =.
- Is Avington Park a protected site?
- Yes — Avington Park is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Avington Park?
- The nearest railway station is Alresford, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO21 1DB.