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Kings Mill House, Great Shelford

Introduction

Features include a walled garden, a hedge and fish ponds.

Hidden behind a screen of trees and a hedge, the house overlooks open meadows to the west. To the east is a walled garden with a lawn flanked by shrubs and a yew walk. To one side is a vegetable garden. Beyond the main lawn is a further lawn with several trees and shrubs which terminates with a long brick wall extending the whole width of the garden. Beyond this is a view towards the fish ponds and water gardens. The site was the inspiration for Philippa Pearce's children's classic ‘Tom's Midnight Garden'.
History

This Regency country residence was built about 1825 with a frontage along Kings Mill Lane.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Garden Wall
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  • Fishpond
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  • Hedge
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  • Manor House (featured building)
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Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Great Shelford

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust