St Audries Park
St Audries Park Manor house at West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, England, was the manor house of the Acland family.[2] It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier house, between 1835 and 1870[1] and has had a number of owners since Sir Alexander sold the building.
| St Audries Park | |
|---|---|
 The house in 2005 | |
| Location | West Quantoxhead , Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′25″N 3°16′26″W |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 16 November 1984[1] |
| Reference no. | 1345730 |
  Location of St Audries Park in Somerset | |
The property was divided in 1934, when the house was sold and turned into St Audries School,[1] which remained in occupation until 1990. In 1996 the house was sold to the Amitabha Buddhist Centre.
It was sold again in 2001.[3]
The house and parkland are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.[4] They are also on the Heritage at Risk Register.[5]
It is now run as a wedding venue.
References
- Historic England. "St. Audries School (1345730)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- Richardson, I. J. "The Acland Family and Exmoor". Exmoor National Park.
- "Landscape park, West Quantoxhead". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- Historic England. "St Audries (House) (1001155)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "St Audries (House), West Quantoxhead - West Somerset". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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