Cornbury Park
Estate in Oxfordshire, England
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::summary Estate in Oxfordshire, England ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Cornbury Park |
| native_language | en-gb |
| image | Reservoir in Cornbury Park - geograph.org.uk - 31713.jpg |
| mapframe | yes |
| coordinates | |
| owner | Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick |
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| name = Cornbury Park | native_name = | native_language = en-gb | image = Reservoir in Cornbury Park - geograph.org.uk - 31713.jpg | caption = | type = | mapframe = yes | coordinates = | location = | area = | built = | architect = | architecture = | governing_body = | owner = Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick | designation1 = | designation1_offname = | designation1_date = | designation1_number = | designation2 = | designation2_offname = | designation2_date = | designation2_number = | designation3 = | designation3_offname = | designation3_date = | designation3_number = | designation4 = | designation4_offname = | designation4_date = | designation4_number = | designation5 = | designation5_offname = | designation5_date = | designation5_number = | designation6 = | designation6_offname = | designation6_date = | designation6_number = Cornbury Park is an estate near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It comprises about 5000 acre, mostly farmland and woods, including a remnant of the Wychwood Forest, and was the original venue for the Cornbury Music Festival and later the Wilderness Festival.
History
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Cornbury used to be a royal hunting estate. The park is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as a "demesne forest of the king", which was used for the hunting of deer.
Cornbury House
Cornbury House is a two-storey, eleven-bay Grade I listed English country house. Built in the late 16th century, it was enlarged and altered several times, first in 1632–33 by Nicholas Stone for Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby. Further alterations were carried out in 1663–77 by Hugh May for Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. In 1901–06, John Belcher removed addition of c. 1850, and altered the house further for Vernon Watney. Belcher's work was mostly demolished c. 1972.
Current use
Cornbury Park is currently the home of Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick, a Conservative hereditary peer who runs it as a business. Cayzer has developed business units for rental there, and hosts the Wilderness Festival.
Cornbury House Horse Trials had its debut in 2020 and the event will return in September 2024.
References
References
- Koenig, Chris. (18 November 2010). "Profile: Cornbury Park". Oxford Times.
- Darby, H. C.. (1986). "Domesday England". Cambridge University Press.
- Mileson, S.A.. (2009). "Parks in medieval England". Oxford University Press.
- Stuff, Good. "Cornbury House, Cornbury and Wychwood, Oxfordshire".
- The frontage was by the mason and sculptor Timothy Strong.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1859 by Rupert Gunnis
- "Cornbury Park - Events in Oxfordshire 2012".
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