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Monument record MDR4171 - Chatsworth Gardens and Park, Chatsworth

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

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Full Description

Early and late formal gardens, pleasure grounds and landscape park. Early park to east of house c. 1450-1549. Geometrical gardens to east and south 1685 - c.1703 by George London remodelled in the naturalistic style and extended to the south east c.1755-1764 principally by Capability Brown with Paine. Same time, parkland created to west and south and extended to north. parts of village of Endsor demolished. Partial restoration and extensive new developments in pleasure grounds and park c.1813-1858 by Duke in collaboration with Joseph Paxton, including demolition of Old Endsor and building of new Village. New work post 1950. (1, 2, 4-7) Chatsworth Park (as of 1892): owner- the Duke of Devonshire KG, acreage- 1200 acres, fence- stone walls principally, water supply- natural, number of fallow deer- 140, average weight of bucks- 98lbs, average weight of does- 70lbs, number of red deer- 61, average weight of stags- 238lbs, average weight of hinds- 182lbs, also 90 Canadian geese, Chatsworth Park lies in an undulating valley, having high hills on the east and west, it is well timbered, and the river Derwent flows through its entire length from north to south. Enclosed early in the 15th century. (3) The area and extent of the park at Chatsworth has changed over time. On the west of the River Derwent extensive ridge and furrow shows where the open fields of Edensor and perhaps other, now lost, settlements were. In contrast, the magnificent veteran trees, predominantly oak, to the north and south of the house show the position of some of the early park. This was the lower part of the deer park that extended eastwards with a large 'Lawnd' stretching to the parish boundary, surrounding the house and stretching down the east bank of the river as far as the minor road to Beeley Hilltop. On the 1617 map Park Farm is named as 'Park Yate', with a further 'Park Yate' in the modern Park Gate position in the north. 'Barley Yate' and 'Chesterfield Stile' mark breaks in the pale towards Barlow and Chesterfield respectively. It is uncertain when the park was first created, but it seems likely that it may have been in place, together with the 'Cunygre' shown on Senior's map, before the Cavendish family arrived. A land exchange in 1823 with the Vernons at Haddon allowed the extension of the park north towards Baslow. (8)

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Anthony, J. 1979. The Gardens of Britain 6: The East Midlands.
  • <2> Article in serial: 1968, 1973.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Whitaker, J. 1892. Deer Parks & Paddocks of England.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Thompson, F. 1949. A History of Chatsworth.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Chadwick,GF. The Work of Sir Joseph Paxton. 1969.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Coats,P. Coats,P. Great Gardens of the Western World..
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Devonshire, Duchess. Devonshire, Duchess of. The House.1982 and Chatsworth Garden. 1978.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Wiltshire, M & Woore, S. 2009. Medieval Parks of Derbyshire. pp. 52-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 27 70 (2108m by 2994m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish CHATSWORTH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish EDENSOR, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR3542
  • EDR3558

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Sep 1 2016 10:19AM

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