Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAscott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren

Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren

England
List entry 1018009
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018009
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
20.59 hectares
Grid reference
SP 88649 22315
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ascott House is a country house of 16th and 17th century origin situated in Buckinghamshire, England. The mansion represents the domestic architecture of the Tudor and Stuart periods, with structural elements surviving from both centuries. The estate historically comprised formal gardens and a warren, features typical of substantial gentry properties of this era. The remains are designated as an ancient monument under the National Heritage List entry 1018009, reflecting their archaeological and historical significance as evidence of early modern aristocratic and gentry settlement patterns.

Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018009. View the official record →

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What is Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren?

Ascott House is a country house of 16th and 17th century origin situated in Buckinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018009.

Who is responsible for protecting Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren?

Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018009.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains at Crafton (3 km), Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm (4.5 km), Ardwick deserted medieval village (4.7 km).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren

Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.