Information for record number MWA8518:
Ashorne House grounds

Summary Gardens at Ashorne House which have been created in the Modern period. The features include pleasure grounds, terraces, mixed planting, a pond, herbaceous borders, trees, shrubs and lawns. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newbold Pacey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Garden developed from 1971. Features include pleasure grounds, mixed planting, pond, herbaceous borders, trees, shrubs; terraces and lawns with mature trees on south site of original Garden. Modern Garden is larger than original Garden as shown on OS first edition.
2 Contemporary Garden of District significance.
 
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: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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 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 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 HERBACEOUS BORDER * A long bed planted with perennial flowers and plants. 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 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 LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. 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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