![]() ![]() The principal entrance (as of 2002) to St Audries is from the A39 to the south-east, at a point opposite a green which formed the centre of the mid C19 village of West Quantoxhead. To the east and south-east of the site, Stowborrow Hill (outside the registered site), a steeply sloping wooded area rising to the south-east of the A39, part of the former C19 deer park (Shirley 1867), forms a significant element in the setting of St Audries. ![]() The church was rebuilt by John Norton in 1856 as part of a scheme of improvements for Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, together with the former village school (listed grade II) c 150m south-west of the church, and a group of village houses (outside the registered site). ![]() There are significant views north-west from the house and park towards the sea, while St Etheldreda's Church (listed grade II*, outside the area here registered) c 50m south-east of Church Lodge forms a significant feature in the landscape. The site slopes from south-east to north-west, comprising a wide, bowl-shaped valley which narrows to the north-west where a stream flows through a steep-sided combe to emerge as a cascade on the coast. To the west the site adjoins further agricultural land from which it is separated by C19 and C20 fences, and to the north the boundary is formed by the cliffs of the Bristol Channel coast. The site is bounded to the south and east by the A39, from which it is separated by mid C19 stone walls, while to the north-east it is adjoined by agricultural land which drops steeply northwards towards the coast. The c 112ha site comprises c 5ha of formal gardens and pleasure grounds, and c 107ha of parkland and ornamental plantations through which a circuit of carriage drives and rides leads to the coast. St Audries is situated c 3km north-east of Williton, to the north of the A39 road which forms the southern and eastern boundaries of the site. Location, Area, Boundaries, Landform and Setting For the most up-to-date Register entry, please visit The National Heritage List for England (NHLE): The following is from the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. ![]()
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