Elvaston Castle (Elvaston)
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stately home, Grade II* Listed (UK)
Originally built in 1633, it was redesigned by James Wyatt in the early 1800s for the 3rd Earl of Harrington.
In 1968, the estate was sold by the then Earl of Harrington to Derbyshire County Council. This coincided with the Countryside Act of the same year which proposed the creation of "country parks" "for the enjoyment of the countryside by the public". The council opened the estate to the public in 1970 and have operated it since then, as Elvaston Castle Country Park.
www.elvastoncastle.org.uk/
Grade II* Listed, List entry Number: 1334604
In 1968, the estate was sold by the then Earl of Harrington to Derbyshire County Council. This coincided with the Countryside Act of the same year which proposed the creation of "country parks" "for the enjoyment of the countryside by the public". The council opened the estate to the public in 1970 and have operated it since then, as Elvaston Castle Country Park.
www.elvastoncastle.org.uk/
Grade II* Listed, List entry Number: 1334604
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvaston_Castle
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°53'34"N 1°23'42"W
- Swithland Hall 25 km
- Wiverton Hall 30 km
- Launde Abbey 48 km
- Doddington Hall 61 km
- Harmston Hall 63 km
- Tolethorpe Hall 65 km
- Dalicott Estate 74 km
- Peplow Hall 77 km
- Old Goole 96 km
- Sledmere House 142 km
- Elvaston Castle Country Park 0.8 km
- Former site of British Celanese Works 1.7 km
- Ambaston 2.1 km
- Deans Drive Recreation Ground 2.2 km
- St Chad's Water 4 km
- Chemring Defence Uk Ltd. 4.1 km
- Shardlow gravel pit 4.2 km
- Severn Trent Water Works 5.5 km
- Redhouse Lake 5.9 km
- The National Forest 18 km