Information for record number MWA8501:
Admington Hall gardens

Summary Admington Hall gardens, a private park and gardens attached to a property at the southern end of Admington. They incorporate 19th and 20th century design elements. Recommended for inclusion as key site on Local List by Lovie
What Is It?  
Type: Park, Garden, Water Garden, Kitchen Garden, Walled Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Admington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 45
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Pleasure grounds of Admington Hall. Topiary garden to north, informal pleasure ground with raised terrace overlooking paddock to south. Water and woodland garden created by the previous owner since 1970. Good walled garden. Features observed during site visit include walks, pond, paddock park, kitchen garden, garden structures. Recommended as key site for List.
2 OS 1:10560 1884 Sht Warks 50SW shows gardens to north of house.
3 OS 1:10560 1926 Sht Warks 50SW shows grounds shaded.
4 Modern water garden noted as contemporary garden of significance to Stratford District.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
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: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 50SW 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
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Volume/Sheet: 50SW
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 50SW 1:10560 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
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Volume/Sheet: 50SW
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. 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 TOPIARY GARDEN * A garden containing trees or shrubs pruned and trained into various geometric, zoomorphic or fantastic shapes. 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 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 WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument WATER GARDEN * A garden incorporating fountains and pools in which aquatic and other water-loving plants are grown. 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument WALLED GARDEN * A garden surrounded by a substantial wall. back
monument WOODLAND GARDEN * A garden created within woodland where imported species such as camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons are grown. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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