Brief Description
Features include a walled garden, a hedge and fish ponds.
History
Kings Mill House was established in the early-19th century.
Detailed Description
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'.- 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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- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Great Shelford
- History
Detailed History
This Regency country residence was built about 1825 with a frontage along Kings Mill Lane.
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Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust