Historic houses · South West England
Lypiatt Park
In or near Chalford.
Lypiatt Park — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stroud · 3.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lypiatt Park, the nearest railway station is Stroud, located 3.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL6 7LL. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Lypiatt Park is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lypiatt Park is a medieval and Tudor manor house with notable nineteenth-century additions in the parish of Bisley, near Stroud, in Gloucestershire, England. The grounds include a group of medieval outbuildings. 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
Lypiatt Park was the manor house of Over Lypiatt, first recorded in 1220. In 1324 the manor was a possession of the Maunsell family, who probably built the extant chapel. In 1395 Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, acquired the manor in satisfaction of a debt. An engraving by Johannes Kip for Sir Robert Atkyns' History of Glostershire of about 1710 illustrates the Tudor manor house, perhaps the house of Robert Wye, who owned the manor from c. 1505–44. It was acquired by marriage and inheritance by John Throckmorton who was implicated in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. In 1610 the house was bought by Thomas Stephens, whose descendants lived there for nearly 200 years. On 1 January 1645,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7512, -2.1667
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Bisley-with-Lypiatt
- Postcode
- GL6 7LL
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Nearest railway station
- Stroud — 3.7 km
- Official site
- www.parksandgardens.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6709840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lypiatt Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lypiatt Park?
- Lypiatt Park is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL6 7LL), in the parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt.
- What is Lypiatt Park?
- Lypiatt Park — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lypiatt Park?
- The nearest railway station is Stroud, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL6 7LL.
- Who owns Lypiatt Park?
- Lypiatt Park is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Lypiatt Park a listed building?
- Lypiatt Park is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Lypiatt Park a protected site?
- Yes — Lypiatt Park is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lypiatt Park?
- The nearest railway station is Stroud, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL6 7LL.