Information for record number MWA8564:
Idlicote Park

Summary The site of Idlicote Park, a landscape park dating to the Post Medieval period. It is marked on various maps including the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It is located to the south west of Idlicote.
What Is It?  
Type: Landscape Park
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ilmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Villa type pleasure grounds with walks, paddock park, lodge, drive/avenue, kitchen garden, orchard. Attached to mid 18th century house on earlier site. house and grounds remodelled in 19th century (photos exist). Features include important 18th century dovecote. Recommended for inclusion on the Local List.
2 Idlicote house preserves a small scale late 18th century Villa landscape which contrasts with neighbouring larger 18th century landscapes. The estates belonged to Kenilworth Priory until the Dissolution. In 1755 they were bought by Hon. Heneage Legge, who was probably responsible for rebuilding the house as a Palladian Villa before 1759. It is possible that the current layout of the grounds reflects the mid 18th century layout to some extent, despite subsequent remodellings. Features include lawns, ha-ha, pleasure grounds, shrubbery and parkland; structures of interest include a fine set of railings and an important dovecote. Modern Features include a formal fruit and vegetable garden. Open under the National Gardens Scheme. Photos included.
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4 Shown on OS 1:10560 1886 Shts 51SW/54NW.
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6 OS 1:10560 1906/1923 Shts 51SW/54NW shows parkland shaded.
7 An avenue led SE towards Idlicote Hill; park Hill lay to the south of the house. No park indicated on early 19th century maps (Greenwood, OS 1'). house altered 1863 and restored 1895. Suggests dovecote may be a converted structure originally from Kenilworth Abbey.
8 Illustrative map for
7, showing park Hill and avenue.
9 A small park is shown on Greenwood's map of 1822.
 
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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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 51SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 51SW
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 54NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 54NW
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 51SW 1:10560 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 51W
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: 54NW 1:10560 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Volume/Sheet: 54NW
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Map
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment Maps
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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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.

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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.

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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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monument DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
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 LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. back
monument RAILINGS * A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden rails. 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument VEGETABLE GARDEN * A garden devoted to the growth of vegetables. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back
monument SHRUBBERY * A plantation of shrubs. back

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