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Latitude: 51.8887 / 51°53'19"N
Longitude: -1.4423 / 1°26'32"W
OS Eastings: 438478
OS Northings: 221270
OS Grid: SP384212
Mapcode National: GBR 6TH.G6D
Mapcode Global: VHBZH.YSCJ
Plus Code: 9C3WVHQ5+F3
Entry Name: Lake Head and Grotto Approximately 550 Metres West North West of Ditchley House
Listing Date: 30 August 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1251426
English Heritage Legacy ID: 434129
ID on this website: 101251426
Location: West Oxfordshire, OX7
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire
Civil Parish: Spelsbury
Traditional County: Oxfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire
Church of England Parish: Spelsbury
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SPELSBURY DITCHLEY PARK
SP32SE
8/174 Lake head and grotto approx.
550m WNW of Ditchley House
GV II
Lake head and grotto. Circa 1745 for the Earl of Litchfield. Limestone rubble.
Curving retaining wall has a round-arched central opening and flanking smaller
triangular-heeded openings. Interior: central arch leads to a large grotto
accessible only by water; side arches lead to connecting dry passages.
(Ditchley Park is included in The English Heritage Register of Historic Gardens
at Grade II*)
Listing NGR: SP3847821270
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