Historic houses · South West England
Tilshead Lodge
In or near Tilshead.
Tilshead Lodge — former country house in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
Maigheach-gheal — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tilshead Lodge is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Wikidata describes it as: "former country house in Wiltshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2300°, -1.9510°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tilshead Lodge (now demolished) was a large 18th-century country house, southwest of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England, and about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Salisbury.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Tilshead Lodge was built in the early 18th century, probably as a sporting lodge. By 1760 there were formal gardens to the south of the house, which was rebuilt around 1800. For most of its life the estate was a training establishment which, until the 19th century, was known as Tilshead Buildings. It is said by local tradition that Charles II stabled his horses there. The Andrews and Dury maps of Wiltshire in 1773 and 1810 show a racing circuit called "Tylshead Race" a mile south of the house, although this was probably built as a training circuit rather than for use in competitive races. The estate was bought by the War Office in two lots, in 1911 and 1933, in order to extend the Salisbury…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2300, -1.9510
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Tilshead
- Postcode
- SP3 4RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q7802961 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tilshead Lodge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tilshead Lodge?
- Tilshead Lodge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP3 4RX), in the parish of Tilshead.
- What is Tilshead Lodge?
- Tilshead Lodge — former country house in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tilshead Lodge?
- Drivers can use postcode SP3 4RX.
- Is Tilshead Lodge a protected site?
- Yes — Tilshead Lodge is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Tilshead Lodge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP3 4RX. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.