Brief Description
Quarrendon Manor is an area of grassland containing extremely well-preserved earthworks of a 16th-century formal garden.
History
The garden is associated with Quarrendon Manor which was developed by Sir Henry Lee in the 16th and early-17th century.The village of Quarrendon itself dates from the 14th century.
Terrain
Flat grassland- Features
Style
- Tudor-Style Garden
- Earthwork
- Description: The remains of the garden exist only as earthworks.
- Access & Directions
Directions
The site is on the Bicester Road (A41) on the north-west entry into Aylesbury.
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Quarrendon
- History
Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
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