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Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Helston.First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens.
Godolphin House is a listed building, recorded at the highest designation, Grade I. [8] Three other structures on the estate, the stables, [9] the forecourt walls, [10] and a blowing house used for the smelting of tin are also listed at Grade I. [11] A number of buildings on the wider estate have Grade II listings: two sets of gates and gatepiers on the drive to the house, [12] [13] and some ...
Duporth (Cornish: Dewborth; also Duporth Holiday Village) was situated on Porthpean Road, just outside St Austell in south Cornwall, England, UK. For over 50 years, it was a holiday resort, until its closure in 2006. The site has now been sold to private developers and now contains new houses in the traditional Cornish cottage style.
Pages in category "Country houses in Cornwall" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. ... Trewarthenick Estate; Trewithen House;
Highgrove House was the family residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.It lies southwest of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England.Built in the late 18th century, Highgrove and its estate were owned by various families until it was purchased in 1980 by the Duchy of Cornwall from Maurice Macmillan.
Fir Hill Manor is a manor house near Colan, mid-Cornwall, England, dating from the 1850s.In 1994, it was the subject of a BBC Bristol documentary, which tells the story of former Newquay policeman Derek Fowkes as he searches for absentee landlord, John Paget Figg-Hoblyn. [1]
His first was a daughter, and second born, a son Charles Day Nicholls Le Grice who inherited the estate in 1881. Day Perry was a Deputy Lieutenant and in 1864 High Sheriff of Cornwall. [4] [6] In 2011, Trereife House was the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary presented by hotelier Ruth Watson as part of her Country House Rescue ...
Trevalga was one of the manors held by King William at the time of the Domesday Book (1086); it had formerly been held by Queen Matilda and before her by Britric. There were 2 ploughs but land for 8 ploughs; 14 households (including serfs, villeins and smallholders), the livestock was mainly sheep and the pasture was 1 league long and half a league wide.