Introduction
In 1851 Fernhill Hall was surrounded by pleasure grounds and shrubberies and possessed a wooded park with thriving plantations. In the later 19th century the park encompassed both the Hall and Great Fernhill, a mile to its west. Approaching Great Fernhill from the south were the remains of an avenue.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Features & Designations
Features
- Country House (featured building)
- Description: Fernhill Hall was described in 1851 in Bagshaw's gazetteer of Shropshire as 'a neat mansion of free stone.'
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- Avenue
- Description: In the late 19th century there was an avenue running through the park from the south towards Great Fernhill.
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- Key Information
Type
Park
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Whittington
- References
References
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch}, Shropshire, XII.SE, XII.NE, (Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1889, 1891) Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Bagshaw, S. {History, gazetteer, and directory of Shropshire; comprising a general survey of the county, etc}, (Sheffield, 1851): 211. History, gazetteer, and directory of Shropshire; comprising a general survey of the county, etc