Gardens · South West England
Dewlish House
In or near Milborne St Andrew.
Dewlish House — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
David Squire — 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
- Moreton · 8.4 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Dewlish House 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
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dewlish House is a country house near Dewlish in Dorset. It is a Grade I Listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Dewlish House, built in 1702, It served as the childhood home of John Michel (who later became a field marshal) from 1804 to 1823 and later served as his retirement home between 1880 and 1886. The historic listing was added in 1956. the Grade I-listed Queen Anne style house and its 296 acre property were sold in 2020. The buyer was an American already living in the UK. The "Queen Anne/Georgian" house was built in 1702 by Thomas Skinner; it was modified during the 1900s, according to Country Life (magazine), with "the removal of an 18th- and 19th-century service wing some time in the 20th century. In addition to the home, the property includes "stabling, six cottages, outbuildings and 134…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7761, -2.3264
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Dewlish
- Postcode
- DT2 7NF
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Moreton — 8.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17532640 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dewlish House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dewlish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dewlish House?
- Dewlish House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 7NF), in the parish of Dewlish.
- What is Dewlish House?
- Dewlish House — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Dewlish House?
- The nearest railway station is Moreton, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DT2 7NF.
- Is Dewlish House a protected site?
- Yes — Dewlish House is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Dewlish House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 7NF. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.