Introduction
The hall, stables and church face over the park. Formal gardens lie to the west. These were remodelled in 1950 by Brenda Colvin to the original 1740 design. Features include lead statues and vases on the terrace, as well as a tennis court in the formal garden. A rill runs from the hall to the mill pond then to the River Dove, forming small lakes in the woods beyond the formal gardens. Trees are distributed throughout the park land in copses, including thick boundary planting and individual specimens. Many are ancient oaks with sympathetic newer planting.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Owners
Sir Andrew Walker-Okeover, 5th Baronet
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Okeover Hall and gates
- Grade: II*
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The 18th-century house is on the site of a Tudor moated house. Parts of the house were rebuilt in the 1950s.
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- Stable Block
- Religious, Ritual And Funerary Features
- Description: Church.
- Gate
- Fence
- Temple
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- Statue
- Description: Lead statues
- Vase
- Garden Terrace
- Tennis Lawn
- Kitchen Garden
- Rill
- Pond
- Description: Mill pond.
- River
- Description: River Dove.
- Lake
- Tree Clump
- Specimen Tree
- Tree Belt
- Stables
- Church
- Formal garden
- Rill
- Formal garden
- Trees
- Planting
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Okeover
- References
Contributors
Staffordshire Gardens and Parks Trust