Cricket House, Winsham / Cricket St. Thomas - Somerset Council (UA)
C18 landscape park and pleasure grounds surrounding listed mansion, partly by Sir John Soane. Under multiple ownership, with pressure for development from a large hotel and from farm diversification into the leisure market. Parts of the park have been restored through a Natural England Stewardship Scheme.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Cricket House
- Heritage Category:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1001142
- Local Planning Authority:
- Somerset Council (UA)
- Site Type:
- Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park
Location
- Unitary Authority:
- Somerset Council (UA)
- Parish:
- Winsham / Cricket St. Thomas
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Yeovil
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Park and garden
- Condition:
- Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems
- Vulnerability:
- Medium
- Trend:
- Stable
- Ownership:
- Mixed, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II*, 8 LBs
Contact Details
Jo McAllister 0117 975 0696
