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Vale Royal Borough Council,
The Drumber, Winsford,
Cheshire, CW7 1AH
Maps of Vale Royal Area

Tel: 01606 862862
Fax: 01606 862100
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Appendix 5

National Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest

CASTLE PARK, FRODSHAM
Registered Grade II.  Designed by Edward Kemp for Joseph Stubbs, under the name of Park Place, and noted in his book “How to Lay Out a Small Garden”.  Private residence with courtyards, stables and farm buildings.  Water courses and features based on natural springs.  American Garden. Wooden embankments and open parkland.

Historic Parks and Gardens of Local Significance with Potential to be Added to the National Register (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Aston Hall
Humphrey Repton involved. Former country house (demolished) parkland remains, includes a number of Grade II Listed buildings including a derelict Listed dovecote, also scheduled as an ancient monument.

Oulton Park
John Webb and William Emes involved.  Former country house, now demolished.  Includes lake, relict formal garden, Grade II listed monument and Lodges with gates and folly, now motor racing circuit.

Belmont Hall
Grounds of Grade I country house now a private school. Parkland with small lake, formal lawns and kitchen garden walls. Some recent ponds and copse planting.

Bostock Hall
Grounds of Grade II* country house includes listed wall garden (now containing a housing development), stables (now converted to residential use) and boathouse, lake and formal gardens. Parkland and approaches, including listed estate farm complex, (now converted to residential use).

Cogshall Hall
Early 19th Century country house in Georgian style (Grade II*), with lodges and associated parkland landscape.

Darnhall
Monastic site. Medieval landscape. Includes listed stables, mill and mill house

Davenham Hall
Country house (Grade II*) parkland.

Manley Knoll
Quarry garden, Edwardian formal gardens.

Marbury Hall
Country park based on former country house now demolished.

Mersey View, Frodsham
Pleasure ground (Victorian) with little remaining. Site redevelopment, but publicly owned memorial field adjacent includes wildflower meadow.

Petty Pool Park
Former country house now demolished with extensive peripheral woodlands.

Portal house Gardens Early 20th Century garden in Elizabethan style by Walter Tower. Topiary and sunken garden. Links to former quarry and parkland, now included in a golf course.

Vale Royal house
Grounds of Grade II* country house (now converted to golf club house and residential use) based on Cistercian Abbey (scheduled monument). Includes canal. Estate now subdivided. Victorian/Edwardian gardens adjacent.

Verdin Park, Northwich
Formerly private (former residence listed and now part of adjacent hospital) presented to town. Victorian with statues. Listed gates relocated from Bostock Hall Park.

Winnington Hall
Country house (Grade I) with local gardens. Once a private school. Now within industrial complex. Nearby sports ground (Victorian) with large pavilion.

This list is still being researched and expanded.

 

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