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Merrixton House Farm

Introduction

The house at Merrixton House Farm was built about 1750. The gardens of that time were substantially altered in around 1880. A row of lime trees is possibly from this period. There are terraces and an unusual viewing mound within an enclosed garden adjacent to the house, as well as a parish lock-up.

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History

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Features & Designations

Designations

  • CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales

  • Reference: PGW(Dy)37(PEM)
  • Grade: II

Features

  • House (featured building)
  • Description: There may have been a house on the site in the 17th century. Parts of the present house date from around 1750, with additions in the 18th century and reductions in the 19th, resulting in a mixed appearance of styles.
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  • Dovecote
  • Description: The date is approximate. The building is referred to as a dovecot or lookout, but is thought to have been a prison.
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  • Garden Building
  • Description: Two storey, rubble built farm complex.
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  • Kitchen Garden
  • Description: Walled kitchen garden.
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  • Garden Terrace
  • Description: Series of terraces, including a small formal terrace at the front of the house.
  • Pond
  • Description: Small formal pond.
  • Wilderness
  • Stream
  • Artificial Mound
  • Description: The date is approximate.
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Key Information

Type

Terraced Garden

Purpose

Caravan Park

Principal Building

House

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Survival

Part: standing remains

Hectares

3.5

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Amroth

References

References

  • CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 254
  • Jones, F., {Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families} (Newport: Brawdy Books, 1996) 130
  • {Merrixton House Farm, Tithe Award Survey and Schedule of Apportionments} (1845)