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Manor House, Leighton Bromswold

Introduction

Features of Manor House include prospect mounds, raised terrace walkways and ponds.

An area 600 feet by 300 feet is enclosed on three sides by raised terrace walkways linked to two corner prospect mounds. Inside low depressions mark the sites of paths and traces of former shallow ponds exist in each corner.
History

The archaeological remains of an extensive early-17th-century garden lie to the east of the church. These gardens were created in 1616 by Sir Gervaise Clifton who also built a house to go with them. The house was demolished in 1750, but its moated gatehouse still survives as the Manor House.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Pond
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  • Walk
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  • Path
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  • Manor House (featured building)
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Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Manor House

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Leighton

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust