Stourhead

/ ˈstaʊəˌhɛd /

noun

1. a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft

Example Sentences

And “the barrel vault over the library distinctly recalls Stourhead,” an 18th-century Palladian house in the English county of Wiltshire, he noted.

From Seattle Times

Defra estimates wild boar numbers in the past 10 years jumped from a few hundred to more than 4,000 in Wales, Scotland and England, including the group that turned parts of the Stourhead National Trust estate in Wiltshire into a no-go zone last year, and another that ran amok in Kent, shutting down the A21.

From The Guardian

Alan Power, head gardener at Stourhead in Wiltshire, said his garden had lost up to 400 trees with some important specimens now gone.

From BBC

"We've lost one spectacular oak tree, which could well be between 200 and 250 years old and planted by the man who created the landscape garden at Stourhead," he said.

From BBC

Stourhead in Wiltshire, meanwhile, suffered the loss of 400 trees across the wider estate, including an oak which could have been between 200 and 250 years old and planted by the man who created the landscape garden.

From BBC