Historic houses · South West England
Woodchester Mansion
In or near Frocester.
Woodchester Mansion — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Chris Gorringe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stonehouse · 3.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Woodchester Mansion, the nearest railway station is Stonehouse, located 3.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL10 3TS. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Woodchester Mansion 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
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Woodchester Park SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic Revival mansion house in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England. It is on the site of an earlier house known as Spring Park. The mansion is a Grade I listed building. The mansion was abandoned by its builders in the middle of construction, leaving behind a building that appears complete from the outside, but with floors, plaster and whole rooms missing inside. It has remained in this state since the mid-1870s. The mansion's creator William Leigh bought the Woodchester Park estate for £100,000 in 1854, demolishing the existing house, which had been home to the Ducie family. A colony of approximately 200 greater horseshoe bats reside within the attic of the mansion, and have been studied continuously since the mid-1950s.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original manor house for Woodchester was in the heart of the settlement of Woodchester, next to the old church. After a succession of owners, the manor was granted to George Huntley in 1564. Subsequently, he decided to create a deer park, a little distance from the manor house, by both purchase and through the enclosure of common agricultural land in the Inchbrook Valley. A seven-mile long boundary wall surrounded the park and by 1610 a hunting lodge was built at the western end.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7107, -2.2776
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Woodchester
- Postcode
- GL10 3TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stroud
- Established
- 1870
- Nearest railway station
- Stonehouse — 3.9 km
- Official site
- www.woodchestermansion.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8032495 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodchester Mansion (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodchester Mansion?
- Woodchester Mansion is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL10 3TS), in the parish of Woodchester.
- What is Woodchester Mansion?
- Woodchester Mansion — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Woodchester Mansion?
- The nearest railway station is Stonehouse, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL10 3TS.
- When was Woodchester Mansion built?
- Built or established in 1870. Designed by Benjamin Bucknall.
- Is Woodchester Mansion a listed building?
- Woodchester Mansion is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Woodchester Mansion a protected site?
- Yes — Woodchester Mansion is part of the Woodchester Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Woodchester Mansion?
- The nearest railway station is Stonehouse, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL10 3TS.