Gardens · East Midlands
Bradgate House
In or near Newtown Linford.
Bradgate House — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Rothley · 4.0 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Bradgate House is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOOD
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Edward Grey's son Sir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, who, after John's death married King Edward IV. Their son Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, made preparations for building the first Bradgate House in the late 15th century but died before work began. It was his son, the 2nd Marquess of Dorset, who built the first Bradgate House, completing it circa 1520. This is one of the first unfortified great houses in England and one of the earliest post-Roman use of bricks. It was lived in by the Grey family for the next 220 years. It is believed that the house was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, later Queen, ruling for a mere 9 days before being overthrown by Mary I. After…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6866, -1.2111
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Parish
- Newtown Linford
- Postcode
- LE6 0HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Rothley — 4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16985100 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bradgate House, Bradgate Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bradgate House?
- Bradgate House is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE6 0HE), in the parish of Newtown Linford.
- What is Bradgate House?
- Bradgate House — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bradgate House?
- The nearest railway station is Rothley, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode LE6 0HE.
- Is Bradgate House a protected site?
- Yes — Bradgate House is part of the Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOOD National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Bradgate House?
- The nearest railway station is Rothley, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE6 0HE.