Information for record number MWA7340:
Wootton Hall Park

Summary The site of Wootton Hall Park, a landscape park dating to the Post Medieval period. Features of the Park include an icehouse, a lake, an orchard and drive. It is situated north of Wootton Wawen. Recommended Review Register entry by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Landscape Park, Icehouse, Kitchen Garden, Orchard
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 An early 18th century landscape park, lake and woodland, 20ha, surrounding Wootton Hall. The River Alne runs southwards along east boundary from the east of the Hall to Wootton Bridge, feeding the artificial lake. The approach through the park is via an avenue of trees from the south west. An ice house is located near the south west corner of Wootton Pool to the north of the park.
2 house 1687, renovated early 20th century. 18th/ 19th century landscape had arts and crafts garden added c1908 (photos exist). Features include pleasure grounds, canal/ river, pond, drive, orchard, kitchen garden, parkland with lake, wilderness, icehouse (demolished). house now flats.
3 Not a well documented site, but there is evidence to suggest the existence of a significant early 18th century landscape here. Considerable work was undertaken 1904-1912, for George Capewell-Hughes. This included the creation of an arts and crafts garden with pergolas [illus], and walled formal garden with central dipping well. It is not clear which elements of these gardens survive.
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5 The OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 31SE/37NE show the gardens and Features such as the Pool, wilderness, boat house and ice house. The extent of the parkland is not clearly indicated.
6 Greenwood's map indicates an approximate extent for the park in the early 19th century.
7 No longer on RPG list. Confirmed by Stratford District Council 23/11/2001.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 31SE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 31SE
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 37NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 37NE
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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Images:  
A view of the landscape park at Wootton Hall, Wootton Wawen
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1888
Click here for larger image  
 
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source RPG English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. A list or register of parks and gardens that are considered to be of special historic interest. The list contains a detailed description of each registered park or garden, and maps showing their location and extent. The list has been compiled and is maintained by English Heritage, which updates it periodically. A copy of the list is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument LAKE * A large body of water surrounded by land. back
monument BOAT HOUSE * A house or shelter for the storage and/or launching of boats. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument FORMAL GARDEN * A garden of regular, linear or geometrical design, often associated with the traditional Italian, French and Dutch styles. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FLATS * A purpose-built tenement. Use specific monument type where possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument PERGOLA * Timber or metal structure consisting of upright and cross members designed to support climbing plants. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LANDSCAPE PARK * Grounds, usually associated with a country house, laid out so as to produce the effect of natural scenery back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument DIPPING WELL * A natural spring located within a, usually small, man-made structure, such as a niche or a box. The structure is so placed to accomodate use for a specific non-religious function, such as communal bathing. back

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