Caroline Sarah Wedgwood | |
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 Caroline, age 16 | |
| Born | Caroline Sarah Darwin September 14, 1800 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Died | January 5, 1888 (aged 87) |
| Known for | Creator of the Rhododendron Wood, Surrey |
| Spouse | Josiah Wedgwood III (m. 1837) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Relatives | Charles Darwin (brother) |
| Family | Darwin–Wedgwood family |
Caroline Sarah Wedgwood (née Darwin; 1800–1888) was an English botanist. She was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family and the elder sister of English naturalist Charles Darwin. In the 1850s she planted the Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood, which in 1944 was bequeathed to the National Trust by her grandson, composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.[1][2]
- ^ "National Trust Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk" (PDF).
- ^ "Visiting Leith Hill's estate | Surrey". National Trust.