Monument record MLI51507 - Park at Hackthorn Hall, Hackthorn

Summary

An extensive park, gardens and ornamental lake were laid out at the end of the 18th century before the Hall was built.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

An extensive park, gardens and ornamental lake were laid out at the end of the 18th century before the Hall was built. This park overlies and destroyed part of the settlement earthworks. {1} A walled park extends from the north west to the south and the south east of the late 18th century Hall, with a slightly sinuous lake of half a kilometre running west to east below the Hall. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
  •  Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. SK 98 SE.
  •  Index: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1987. REGISTER OF PARKS AND GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND. PART 27: LINCOLNSHIRE. GD1978.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9885 8222 (966m by 828m) Centre
Civil Parish HACKTHORN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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