Bourton House Garden, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Glocestershire, England, UK. Photo:Jeff Gilbert
Grade II*-listed Bourton House at Bourton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire. Bourton is the largest house in the picturesque stone village of Bourton-on-the-Hill, which hugs the eastern slopes of the Cotswolds, two miles from Moreton-in-Marsh. Historically, Bourton had two manors, one at either end of the village-the first held after the Conquest by Westminster Abbey, the other by Tewkesbury Abbey, which included the site of Bourton House. After years of confusion and ecclesiastical squabbling, both manors eventually passed into lay hands following the Dissolution. The Westminster manor became part of the Batsford estate, now owned by the Wills family, and the lands around Bourton House were sold to the neighbouring Sezincote estate when Sir James Buller East bought the manor for £2,100 in 1851. Today, the house stands in three acres of spectacular formal gardens, with a further seven acres adjoining the Batsford estate on the opposite side of the village street, given over to specimen trees and sculpture.
Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Jeff Gilbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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