Dodington Park
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Dodington Park is a country house and estate in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England
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The Codrington family acquired the estate in the late 16th century, when there was a large gables Elizabethan house and adjoining church. In the 18th century the family became wealthy from sugar plantations in the West Indies and undertook work on the estate.
The grounds of 240 ha were laid out around 1764 by Capability Brown
and were modified in 1793 by William Emes
and John Webb.
The current house was built by James Wyatt
between 1798 and 1813 for Christopher Codrington. The church was also rebuilt by Wyatt. A formal garden was added in 1930.
The estate remained in the Codrington family
until 1980. It was bought in 2003 by James Dyson
.
The River Frome
rises in the grounds.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The Codrington family acquired the estate in the late 16th century, when there was a large gables Elizabethan house and adjoining church. In the 18th century the family became wealthy from sugar plantations in the West Indies and undertook work on the estate.
The grounds of 240 ha were laid out around 1764 by Capability Brown
Capability Brown
Lancelot Brown , more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due", and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure...
and were modified in 1793 by William Emes
William Emes
-Biography:Details of his early life are not known but in 1756 he was appointed head gardener to Sir Nathaniel Curzon at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire. He left this post in 1760 when Robert Adam was given responsibility for the entire management of the grounds. During his time at Kedleston he had...
and John Webb.
The current house was built by James Wyatt
James Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
between 1798 and 1813 for Christopher Codrington. The church was also rebuilt by Wyatt. A formal garden was added in 1930.
The estate remained in the Codrington family
Codrington Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Codrington family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
until 1980. It was bought in 2003 by James Dyson
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson is a British industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company.He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. His net worth in 2011 was said to be £1.45 billion.-Early life:Dyson was born in...
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The River Frome
River Frome, Bristol
The River Frome is a river, approximately long, which rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire, and flows in a south westerly direction through Bristol, joining the former course of the river Avon in Bristol's Floating Harbour. The mean flow at Frenchay is The name Frome is shared with...
rises in the grounds.