Little Clarendon (NT)

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Overview

Built in the late 15th century, Little Clarendon was bought in 1901 by the antiquarians Reverend George Engleheart and his wife Maude. The couple began restoring the place, which included several acres of land and two cottages, with great enthusiasm. Leaving his wife in charge of the building works, George Engleheart, who became known in his lifetime as 'the daffodil maker', erected greenhouses in the grounds and set up long, numbered beds with grass walks in between them for the cultivation of his beloved daffodils. He went on to breed many important new varieties here. In 1921 Maude converted and furnished an old bakery in the grounds as a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pity. The chapel and vestments are still used occasionally. The house is furnished as it was at the time that the Englehearts lived here.

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DINTON, SP3 5DZ

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Wiltshire’s charm lies in the beauty of its countryside, with expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. Stroll through quaint timbered and thatched villages in the southern Woodford and Avon valleys and explore the historic streets of the stone villages of Lacock, Castle Combe and Sherston.

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Little Clarendon (NT)

DINTON, SP3 5DZ

01747 873250

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Little Clarendon (NT)

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Overview

Built in the late 15th century, Little Clarendon was bought in 1901 by the antiquarians Reverend George Engleheart and his wife Maude. The couple began restoring the place, which included several acres of land and two cottages, with great enthusiasm. Leaving his wife in charge of the building works, George Engleheart, who became known in his lifetime as 'the daffodil maker', erected greenhouses in the grounds and set up long, numbered beds with grass walks in between them for the cultivation of his beloved daffodils. He went on to breed many important new varieties here. In 1921 Maude converted and furnished an old bakery in the grounds as a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pity. The chapel and vestments are still used occasionally. The house is furnished as it was at the time that the Englehearts lived here.

Location

DINTON, SP3 5DZ

About the area

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Wiltshire’s charm lies in the beauty of its countryside, with expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. Stroll through quaint timbered and thatched villages in the southern Woodford and Avon valleys and explore the historic streets of the stone villages of Lacock, Castle Combe and Sherston.

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