Fawley Court and Temple Island, Henley-on-Thames / Remenham / Bix and Assendon / Fawley - South Oxfordshire / Wokingham (UA)
Early C18 garden and pleasure grounds surrounding a 1680s house set within a park landscaped by Lancelot Brown. Interacting with the adjacent River Thames, an eyecatcher stands on Temple Island downstream in Brown's principal vista. The gardens and wooded pleasure grounds have a number of parkland architectural elements linked by paths. Most of the estate and park are in separate ownership with previous development and planting impacting on the parkland structure and designed views There is a need to identify a partnership approach to deliver conservation management.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Fawley Court and Temple Island
- Heritage Category:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1000390
- Local Planning Authority:
- South Oxfordshire
- Site Type:
- Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park
Location
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- Unitary Authority:
- Wokingham (UA) / Buckinghamshire (UA)
- District / Borough:
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish:
- Henley-on-Thames / Remenham / Bix and Assendon / Fawley
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Wycombe
- Region:
- London and South East
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Park and garden
- Condition:
- Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems
- Vulnerability:
- Medium
- Trend:
- Declining
- Ownership:
- Private, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II*, 18 LBs, 2 CAs
Contact Details
Kay Richardson 0207 973 3647
