Avonmore villa garden, Alveston

Description of this historic site

Avonmore Villa garden, created as a villa and grounds in the Imperial period, and marked on maps from 1822 and later. It is situated to the south east of the Church of St James, Alveston.

Notes about this historic site

1 The gardens consist of pleasure grounds with mixed plantings, walks, paddocks, and small park.
2 The OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 44NE shows the house and grounds.
3 More extensive grounds appear to be shown on the OS 1:10560 1938 Sht Warks 44NE.
4 Greenwood shows a more extensive area than on the 1886 map.
5 Illustrative map.
6 Greenwood’s map.

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