Lyme Park:: OS grid SJ9683 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SJ9683 : Lyme Park

near to Higher Poynton, Cheshire, Great Britain

Lyme Park

Looking north, from the side of the main drive.

Lyme Park :: SJ9682

Lyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by the National Trust with financial support from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

The estate consists of a mansion house, dating from the latter part of the 16th century, surrounded by formal gardens set within in a large park. The estate was granted to Sir Thomas Danyers in 1346 and passed to the Leghs of Lyme by marriage in 1388. It remained in their possession until 1946 when it was given to the National Trust.

The house is the largest in Cheshire, and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The surrounding gardens and park are listed at Grade II* in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Link - Lyme Park House and Garden, official National Trust site
Link - Wikipedia article

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2012

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Grid Square: SJ9683, 34 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 9 February, 2012
Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Country estates
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9621 8334 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.8163N 2:3.5036W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 9628 8322
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)