Brief Description
Features of Nun's Manor include a vegetable garden, a drive, a pond and a summer house.
History
Nun's Manor was established in the 16th century as a private residence.
Detailed Description
Nun's Manor is recognised by a neat vegetable garden situated immediately on the garden side of the roadside ditch. The nearly one hectare garden is divided into separate gardens. The access gravel drive is bordered with lavenders and rock roses. A pond with summer house is adjacent to a twin herbaceous border. A croquet lawn gives access to a walk planted with oak, beech, wild cherry and field maple around the edge of a field.- Features
- Drive
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- Pond
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- Summerhouse
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- Herbaceous Border
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- Croquet Lawn
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- Manor House (featured building)
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- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Shepreth
- History
Detailed History
Nun's Manor is a 16th-century farmhouse built on fast-draining chalk.Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
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Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust