The following gardens
have significant topiary and each are given a score:
= Topiary in the U. K.
Rating. 1 is lowest. 5 is highest.
Note on Getting
to the Gardens: If you visit www.multimap.co.uk
and type in the full postcode of the garden (as given below) in their
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the location. This defaults to the close up view but if you click on
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ABERDEENSHIRE
Crathes Castle, Banchory,
Aberdeenshire, AB31 3QJ, Scotland, Massive Specimens, 4
Pitmedden Garden, Ellon,
Aberdeenshire, AB41 0PD, Scotland, Parterres/Specimens, 3
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ANGLESEY
Plas Newyd, Llainfairpwyll,
Anglesey, LL61 6DQ, Wales, Specimens, 1
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AYRSHIRE
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock,
East Ayrshire, KA3 1XB,Scotland, Small Hedges, 1
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BEDFORDSHIRE
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire,
MK43 0TP, Hornbeam Maze, 2
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BERKSHIRE
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berkshire,
SL4 6QP, Hedges and Specimens, 2
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard,
Buckinghamshire, LU7 0PS, Specimens, 1
Cliveden, Taplow, Maidenhead,
Buckinghamshire, SL6 0JA, Parterre/Specimens, 3
Waddeson Manor, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH, Parterre, 2
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Anglesey Abbey, Lode, Cambridgeshire,
CB5 9EJ, Yew Hedges, 1
Hemingford Grey Manor, Cambridgeshire,
Huntingdon, PE18 9BN,
4
Peckover House, Wisbech,
Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JR, Specimens, 1
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CHESHIRE
Arley Hall, Northwich, Cheshire,
CW9 6NA, Yew Specimens and Buttresses,
4
Little Moreton Hall,
Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4SD, Knot Garden, 2
Peover Hall, Over Peover,
Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9HN, Hedges and Specimens, 4
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire,
WA16 6QN, Specimens 1
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CLEVELAND
Ormesby Hall, Near Middlesbrough,
Cleveland, TS7 9AS, Specimens, 1
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CLWYD
Bodrhyddan, Rhuddlan, Clwyd,
LL18 5SB, Wales, Specimens/Parterres, 3
Chirk
Castle, Chirk, Clwyd, LL14 5AF, Wales, Large Specimens, 3
Erdigg, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13
0YT, Wales, Specimens, 1
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CORNWALL
Antony House, Torpoint, Cornwall,
PL11 2QA, Formal Garden, 3
Cothele, Saltash, Cornwall,
PL12 6TA, Specimens, 1
Glendurgan Garden, Falmouth,
Cornwall, TR11 5JZ, Laurel Maze, 3
Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall,
PL30 5AD, Fastigiate Yews/Parterre, 3
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CUMBRIA
Dalemain, Near Penrith, Cumbria,
CA10 0HB, Knot Garden, 2
Holker Hall, Cark-in-Cartmel,
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PI, Yew Hedges, 1
Hulton-in-the-Forest, Penrith,
Cumbria, CA11 9TH, Specimens in Walled Garden,
1
Levens
Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PD, Most important Topiary garden
in the United Kingdom laid out in 1694, Many old Yew Specimens, 5
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DERBYSHIRE
Chatsworth House, Bakewell,
Derbyshire, DE45 1PP, Stilt Hedges, Yew Hedges, Yew Specimens and large
Yew Maze, 3
Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, S44 5QJ, Specimens, 1
Melbourne Hall, Melbourne,
Derbyshire, DE73 1EN, Yew Tunnel Hedge, 2
Renishaw Hall, Sheffield,
Derbyshire, S31 9WB, Shaped Yew Hedges, 3
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DEVON
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton,
Devon, PL20 6EY, Specimens, 1
Knightshayes,
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RQ, Hedges, 5
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DORSET
Athelhampton, Dorchester,
Dorset, DT2 7LG, Yew Pyramids/Hedges, 4
Cranbourne Manor Garden,
Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5PP, Yew Hedges, 4
Deans Court, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 1EE, Yew Specimens, 2
Hardy's Cottage, Higher Bockhampton,
Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ, 1
Mapperton House, Beaminster,
Dorset, DT8 3NR, Yew Avenue, 4
Parnham House, Beaminster,
Dorset, DT8 3NA, 50 Yew Specimens, 4
Sherbourne Old Castle, Castleton,
Sherbourne, Dorset, DT9 3SA, Specimens, 3
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ESSEX
Saling Hall, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 5DT, Box Pyramids, 1
Warwick House, Easton Lodge,
Little Easton, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2BB, Hedges, 2
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Barnsley House, Cirencester,
Gloucestershire, GL7 5EE, Knot Garden,
2
Bourton
House, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, GL59 9AE, Hedges/Specimens/Parterres,
4
Chastleton House, Moreton-in-Marsh,
Gloucestershire, GL56 0SU, Hedges, 1
Hidcote
Manor, Mickleton,
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LR, Hedged rooms/Box and Yew
specimens , 5
Kifstgate Court, Chipping
Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LW, Hedges, 2
Mill Dene, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh,
Gloucestershire, GL56 9HU, Hedges, 1
Misarden Park Gardens, Stroud,
Gloucestershire, GL6 7JA, Hedges/Specimens, 4
Owlpen Manor, Uley, Gloucestershire,
GL11 5BZ, Hedges/Specimens, 2
Painswick Rococo Gardens,
Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6TH, New Yew Maze, 2
Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester,
Gloucestershire, GL7 6PF, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe,
Gloucestershire, GL54 5JD, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Westbury Court Garden, Westbury-on-Severn,
Gloucestershire, GL14 1PD, Hedges/Specimens, 4
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GREATER
MANCHESTER
Bramhall Hall, Bramhall,
Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK7 3NX, Hedges, 1
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GWYNEDD
Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen,
Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, LL48 6SW, Large Yew Specimens. 4
Plas Yn Rhiw, Rhiw, Pwllheli,
Gwynedd, LL53 8AB, Wales, Box Hedges, 1
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HAMPSHIRE
Bramdean House, Alresford,
Hampshire, SO24 0JV, Small Box Specimens, 1
Hinton Ampner, Bramdean,
Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0LA, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Houghton Lodge, Stockbridge,
Hampshire, SO20 6LQ, Knot garden, 2
Mottisfont Abbey, Romsey,
Hampshire, SO51 0LP, Specimen Trees, 3
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HERTFORDSHIRE
Chenies Manor, Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire, WD3 6ER, Specimens and Mazes, 3
Hatfield House, Hatfield,
Hertfordshire, AL9 5NQ, Parterre and Specimens, 3
Knebworth, Knebworth, Stevenage,
Hertfordshire, SG3 6PY, Maze, 2
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ISLE
OF WIGHT
Osborn House, East Cowes,
Isle of Wight, PO32 6JY, Large Trees, 1
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KENT
Godinton House, Ashford,
Kent, TN23 3BP, Yew Hedge, 2
Hever
Castle, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG, Specimens and Maze, 5
Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks,
Kent, TN15 0NT, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15
0RP, Specimens, 1
Leeds Castle, Maidstone.
Kent, ME17 1Pl, Herb Garden/Maze, 4
Mount Ephraim, Faversham,
Kent, ME13 9TX, Specimens, 2
Penshurst Place, Tonbridge,
Kent, TN11 8DG, Yew Hedges, 2
Port Lympne Gardens, Lympne,
Kent, CT21 4PD, Massive Yew Hedges, 3
Sissinghurst
Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB, Yew Hedges, 1
Squerryes Court, Westerham,
Kent, TN16 1SJ, Parterre/Obelisks, 3
Stonacre, Otham, Maidstone,
Kent, ME15 8RS, Obelisk, 2
Walmer Castle, Walmer, Deal,
Kent, CT14 7IJ, Obelisks, 3
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LANCASHIRE
Leighton Hall, Carnforth,
Lancashire, LA5 9ST, Maze, 2
Rufford Old Hall, Rufford,
Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SG, Small Specimens, 1
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LINCOLNSHIRE
Ayscoughfee Hall, Churchgate,
Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2RA, Specimens, 1
Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire,
NG32 2LS, Specimens, 1
Clipsham Hall, Bourne, Lincolnshire
Yew Hedges, 3
Doddington Hall, Lincoln,
Lincolnshire, LN6 4RU, Specimens, 2
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LONDON
Chiswick House, London W4
2RP, Parterres, 3
Fenton House, Windmill Hill,
Hampstead, London, NW3 6RT, Hedges, 1
Museum of Garden History,
Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB, Parterre/Specimens, 4
Syon Park, Brentford, London,
TW8 8JF, Cones, 2
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MERSEYSIDE
Speke Hall, The Walk, Speke,
Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 1XD, Specimens, 1
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NORFOLK
Blickling Hall, Blickling,
Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NF, Specimens and Yew Hedges, 2
Houghton, King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE31 6UE, Large Specimens, 2
Oxburgh Hall, Kings Lynn,
Norfolk, PE33 9PS, Specimens, 1
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Canons
Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD, Specimens, 3
Coton Manor Garden, Guilsborough,
NN6 8RQ, Yew and Holly Hedges, 2
Cottesbrooke Hall, Cottesbrooke,
Northamptonshire, NN6 8PF, Yew Specimens, 1
Holdenby House, Holdenby,
Northamptonshire, NN6 8OJ, Yew Summerhouse, Box Specimens, 1
Lamport Hall, Northampton,
Northamptonshire, NN6 9HD, Box Trees, 1
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NORTHUMBERLAND
Chillingham Castle, Alnwick,
Northumberland, NE66 5NJ, Parterres, 3
Hereton House, Hartington,
Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4BN, Small Topiary Garden, 3
Howick Hall, Northumberland,
Yew Hedges, 1
Seaton
Deleval Hall, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE26
4QR, Parterre and Hedges, 3
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OXFORDSHIRE
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock,
Oxfordshire, OX20 1PX, Parterres, 2
Broughton Castle, Banbury,
Oxfordshire, OX15 5EB, Box Fleur de Lys Parterre, 1
Kingston Bagpuize House,
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5AX, Hedges, 1
Kingston Lisle Park, Wantage,
Oxfordshire, OX12 9QG, Fastigiate Specimens, 1
Sulgrave Manor, Sulgrave,
Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2SD, Specimens, 3
Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley,
Oxfordshire, OX33 1JZ, Low Hedges, 2
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PERTHSHIRE
Drummond
Castle, Muthill, Crieff, Perthshire, PH5 2AA, Scotland, Specimens/Parterres,
4
Megginch Castle, Errol, Perthshire,
PH2 7SW, Scotland, 1,000 year old Yews/Specimens/Parterres, 3
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POWYS
Powis Castle and Garden,
near Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8RF, Wales, Enormous Clipped Yew Trees,
4
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RUTLAND
Clipsham
Yew Tree Avenue, Whitwell Road, Empingham, Oakham, Leicestershire,
LE15 8PX, Yew Specimens, 4
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SHROPSHIRE
Benthall Hall, Broseley,
Shropshire, TF12 5RX, Specimens, 1
Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock,
Shropshire, TA3 6HS, Specimens, 2
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SOMERSET
Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset,
TA20 4LU, Specimens and Yew Hedges, 1
Gatcombe Court, Flax Bourton,
Somerset, BS48 3QT, Yew Specimens, 2
Lytes Carey Manor, Charlton
Mackrell, Somerset, TA11 7HU, Hedges, 2
Milton Lodge Gardens, Wells,
Somerset, BA5 3AQ, Yew Hedges, 3
Montacute, Somerset, TA15
6XP, Specimens, 3
Tintinhull
House, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9PZ, Specimens, 1
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STAFFORDSHIRE
Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire,
ST10 4DB, Yew Avenue on terrace, 2
Biddulph
Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 7SD, Specimens, 4
Shugborough, Milford, Stafford,
Staffordshire, ST17 0XB, Specimens, 1
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STRATHCLYDE
Greenbank, Clarkston, Glasgow,
Strathclyde, G76 8RB, Scotland, Small Parterres/Hedges, 1
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SUFFOLK
Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket,
Suffolk, IP14 6EF, Yew Hedges, 2
Melford Hall, Long Melford,
Sudbury, Suffolk,C10 8AH, Specimens, 1
Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft,
Suffolk, NR 32 5QQ, Yew Maze, 4
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SURREY
Brickwall House, Northiam,
Rye, Sussex, TN31 6NL, Chess Garden, 3
Denmans Gardens, Fontwell,
Arundel , Sussex, BS18 0SU, Hedges, 2
Great
Dixter, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PH, Yew Specimens/Hedges,
5
Ham House, Richmond, Surrey,
TW10 7RS, Specimens, 2
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton
Court, Surrey, KT8 9AU, Maze, 4
Nymans Garden, Handcross,
Haywards Heath. Sussex, RS17 6EB, Hedges, 3
Penns-in-the-Rocks, Groombridge,
Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, TN3 9PA, Box Parterre, 1
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WARWICKSHIRE
Charlecote
Park, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9ER, Specimens, 1
Coughton
Court, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5JA, Specimens/Parterre,
3
Honington Hall, Shipston-upon-Stour,
Warwickshire, CV36 5AA, Hedges, 1
Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth,
Warwickshire, CV8 1NE, Parterre, 2
New
Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW,Yew Hedges,
4
Shakespeare
Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW, Specimens/Parterre,
2
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WEST
MIDLANDS
Baddesley
Clinton, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0DQ, Specimens,
2
Moseley
Old Hall, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 7HY,
Box Parterre, 4
Packwood
House, Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6AT, Massive Yews,
4
Wightwick
Manor, Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8EE,
Specimens, 1
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WILTSHIRE
Bowood House and Gardens,
Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0LZ, Fastigiate Specimens, 1
The Courts, Holt, Trowbridge,
Wiltshire, BA14 6RR, Specimens, 2
Great Chalfield Manor, Melksham,
Wiltshire, SN2 8NJ, Specimens, 1
Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire,
SN13 0RP, Specimens, 2
Heale Gardens, Middle Woodford,
Wiltshire, SP4 6NT, Yew Hedges, 1
Peto Garden, Bradford-on-Avon,
Wiltshire, BA14 2BA, Specimens, 1
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WORCESTERSHIRE
Hanbury
Hall, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 7EA, Parterre/Specimens,
3
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YORKSHIRE
Bramham Park, Wetherby, West,
Yorkshire LS23 6ND, Beech Alley, 2
Broughton Hall, Skipton,
West, Yorkshire BD23 3AE, Specimens, 1
Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield,
Yorkshire, YO25 0ND, Yew Specimens, 2
Duncombe Park, Helmsley,
North Yorkshire, YO6 5EB, Parterres, 1
Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire,
LS17 9LQ, Box Specimens, 1
Newby Hall, Ripon, North,
Yorkshire HG4 5AE, Yew Hedges, 2
Nunnington Hall, Nunnington,
North, Yorkshire YO62 5UY, Specimens, 1
Shibden Hall, Lister's Road,
Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6XG, Specimens, 1
Sledmere House, Driffield,
East Yorkshire, YO25 3XG, New Knot Garden, 1
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