Introduction
Hopton Court is a large, five-bay, three-storey house, with grounds designed by Repton.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
At the same time, the
grounds are said to have been laid out by Repton. The park around Hopton
Court in 1883 was considerably reduced from its
extent in the earlier 19th century, when it extended south to the turnpike road
running east-west of Hopton Wafers. The
park's main axis was then the Hopton brook, and the main drive to the house ran from
a lodge parallel to, and east of the brook.
Period
18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: Hopton Court itself dates back in its present form to 1776, when Thomas Botfield enlarged a farmhouse. Around 1812, a verandah was built along the south side, with coupled, unfluted Ionic columns. The architect may have been John Nash.
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- Key Information
Type
Country Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
House
Period
18th Century
Survival
Extant
Hectares
45
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Cleobury Mortimer
- References
References
- Newman, J. and Pevsner, N. {The Buildings of England: Shropshire}, (London: Yale University Press, 2006)