Denford Park is a
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
and surrounding
estate
Estate or The Estate may refer to:
Law
* Estate (law), a term in common law for a person's property, entitlements and obligations
* Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries.
** The Estates, representat ...
in the
English county of
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...
, within the
civil parish of
Kintbury.
The estate lies near to the
A4 road, and is located approximately north-east of
Hungerford. Denford House was extended in 1832 for
George Henry Cherry
George Cherry (30 August 17936 January 1848) was a Member of Parliament for Dunwich from 1820 to 1826.
Between 1829 and 1830 he was the High Sheriff of Berkshire when he was living at Denford Park. (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office) ...
who bought it from William Hallett Esq the original owner, being designed by the architect, Jeffery Wyattville. It was the home of
Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the Antarctic explorer. Between 1967 and 2002, the building housed
Norland College.
In 2002 Denford Park was purchased by
Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and is the location of his Denford Stud.
Hungerford Virtual Museum
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References
External links
Denford Park House frontage
Grade II listed buildings in Berkshire
Country houses in Berkshire
Jeffry Wyatville buildings
Grade II listed houses
Kintbury
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