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Siston Court, Siston

Introduction

Siston Court has a 16th-century manor house and associated gardens. Little of the garden depicted by Kip in 1712 remains. Features include a substantial ha-ha, a pond, lime avenue and parkland. This record was checked with South Gloucestershire Historic Monument Records Officer - June 2010.

Siston Court is a 16th-century manor house. The estate was owned by the Trottman family from Charles I's reign to 1857. Kip depicted formal gardens in 1712, but of these little remains. The site is now chiefly laid out to lawns and parkland with mature clumps of trees. There is a substantial ha-ha, a pond in the park and a lime avenue from the lodge.

Siston Court is a grade I listed building and was built by the Dennys family. The lodge, gatehouse, a pair of ogee-roofed octagons are listed grade II and were designed by Sanderson Miller.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Telephone

07982 421863
History

Period

Tudor (1485-1603)

Associated People
Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

  • Reference: Siston

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Lodge and Gatehouse, pair of ogee-shaped octagons
  • Grade: II

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Siston Court
  • Grade: I

Features

  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The house was built by the Dennys family.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Planting
  • Description: A formal garden was depicted in 1712, and a little of this remains.
  • Lawn
  • Ha-ha
  • Pond
  • Tree Avenue
  • Description: Lime avenue.
Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

Tudor (1485-1603)

Survival

Extant

Hectares

2.8

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Siston

References

Contributors

  • Avon Gardens Trust

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