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Malton Farm, Orwell

Introduction

Features of Malton Farm include orchards and a lawn.

A few mature trees remain but early maps show two rectangular moated areas fed from the river Cam to the east, that were probably orchards. There is a large weeping ash in the centre of an undulating lawn which slopes down to the river. An 18th-century framed and boarded pigeon house stands on the opposite side of the road.
Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

http://www.maltonfarm.com/malton_introduction.htm

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History

Today the site of this garden is a tranquil oasis with uninterrupted views across meadows and cornfields. This is exactly what was intended by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and founder of Christ's College, Cambridge, who left it to scholars, that they might escape the ‘ague-ridden darkness' of Cambridge and take refuge in the refurbished farmhouse at Malton.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Lawn
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  • Orchard
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  • Pigeon Cree
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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

Orwell

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust