Brief Description
Wormsley Park is a large landscape park which has been much altered during the 20th century. Some aspects of an 18th-century landscape survive.
History
The house at Wormsley Park has a 16th-century core. The garden was designed in approximately 1775, but was obliterated by 1840. Much landscaping took place in the late-20th-century as well as additions to the house.
- Features
- Labyrinth
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- Walk
- Description: The walk is lined with ammonites and stones.
- Ornamental Lake
- Description: The lake has a rustic bridge, cascade and island.
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- Tunnel
- Description: The tunnel is rockwork.
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- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Stokenchurch
- History
Period
- 18th Century
- Associated People
Just one person associated to Wormsley Park
- Contact
- References
References
- Smith, N, {Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire Stage 1)} (Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service, 1998)Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire) (Stage 1)