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'''Denford Park''' is a country house and surrounding estate in [[Berkshire]], within the civil parish of [[Kintbury]], just north of the multiple streams of the [[River Kennet]] and their meadows. | '''Denford Park''' is a country house and surrounding estate in [[Berkshire]], within the civil parish of [[Kintbury]], just north of the multiple streams of the [[River Kennet]] and their meadows. | ||
The estate lies at {{map|SU361693}} near to the A4 Bath Road, approximately a mile and a half | The estate lies at {{map|SU361693}} near to the A4 Bath Road, approximately a mile and a half north-east of [[Hungerford]]. Denford Park was built in 1832 for George Henry Cherry. It was the home of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the Antarctic explorer. Between 1967 and 2002, the building housed Norland College. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|51.420769|-1.482341|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/denford_house.html Royal Berkshire History: Denford House] | *[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/denford_house.html Royal Berkshire History: Denford House] | ||
*[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/images/denford_house.jpg Denford Park House images] | *[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/images/denford_house.jpg Denford Park House images] | ||
[[Category:Country houses in Berkshire]] | [[Category:Country houses in Berkshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 20 January 2018
Denford Park is a country house and surrounding estate in Berkshire, within the civil parish of Kintbury, just north of the multiple streams of the River Kennet and their meadows.
The estate lies at SU361693 near to the A4 Bath Road, approximately a mile and a half north-east of Hungerford. Denford Park was built in 1832 for George Henry Cherry. It was the home of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the Antarctic explorer. Between 1967 and 2002, the building housed Norland College.
