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Drayton Arch Approximately 300 Metres to South of Park Farmhouse

A Grade II* Listed Building in Drayton, Oxfordshire

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Latitude: 52.0665 / 52°3'59"N

Longitude: -1.3762 / 1°22'34"W

OS Eastings: 442859

OS Northings: 241082

OS Grid: SP428410

Mapcode National: GBR 7SS.DWK

Mapcode Global: VHCW7.3BB6

Plus Code: 9C4W3J8F+HG

Entry Name: Drayton Arch Approximately 300 Metres to South of Park Farmhouse

Listing Date: 23 February 1982

Last Amended: 20 September 1988

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1369593

English Heritage Legacy ID: 244563

ID on this website: 101369593

Location: Drayton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX15

County: Oxfordshire

District: Cherwell

Civil Parish: Drayton

Built-Up Area: Banbury

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Drayton

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


DRAYTON STRATFORD ROAD
SP 4241
(South side)
11/7 Drayton Arch approx. 300m to
23/2/82 S of Park Farmhouse
(Formerly listed as Drayton
Arch at Wroxton Abbey)
II*
Folly/eyecatcher. c.1750. Designed by Sanderson Miller as part of the
landscaping of the Wroxton Abbey Estate. Squared coursed ironstone. Gothic
style. Two narrow round turrets with loop windows and a "ruined" arch in
between. Rear. Turrets contain niches. Embattled.
(VCH: Oxfordshire, Vol IX, p104; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974, p587;
Wroxton Abbey Guidebook published by Wroxton College, 1982, p11)


Listing NGR: SP4285941082

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