Neston Park

Neston Park

Neston Park is an English country house and estate in the village of Neston, some 2 miles (3 km) south of Corsham, Wiltshire. The name of the village of Neston is derived from the name of the house.

The present house dates from 1790 and has been extended several times since then.[1] It is ashlar-built in two storeys (three storeys at rear) with a frontage of eight bays, and is Grade II* listed.[2]

The grounds of the house contain farmland: the estate extends from north of Neston village, southwards beyond Atworth, to South Wraxall, and includes the certified organic home farm with a herd of Jersey cattle and unusual Aberdeen Angus and Jersey cross-bred cattle.[1][3] The route of the ancient Roman road from London to Bath crosses the home farm from east to west, about 200 metres (700 feet) south of the house. The local portion of the road is sometimes known as the Wansdyke.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Neston Park Estate". Neston Park Farm Shop. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  2. ^ Historic England. "NESTON PARK (1021961)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Neston Park Farm, Atworth". Newsquest. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  4. ^ Robert Vermaat (2001). "Wansdyke and the Roman Road". self-published.