River Glyme Dam Waterfall, Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, UK
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N 51° 56.312 W 001° 27.682
30U E 605769 N 5755319
One of three waterfalls created by the damming of the Glyme to produce estate lakes.
Waymark Code: WM13R7Y
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/07/2021
Views: 3
A series of three dams across a tributary of the river Glyme to create waterfalls and estate lakes in Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire. Heythrop Park was commission by the Duke of Shrewsbury in the first decade of the Eighteenth century, designed by Thomas Archer in the Roman style. The bridge and dam is believed to belong to a similar time period with a modern plaque associating the bridges architecture to Archer. The estate was finished shortly before Shrewsbury's death who died without an heir meaning the estate passed to his cousin Gilbert Talbot and remained in his family until a fire destroy the interior in 1831.
Following the fire the building remained uninhabited until it was procured by the Brassey family and restored in 1870. Between 1922 and 1969 the Provincial of the English Jesuit became owners before Natwest Bank took ownership to use the site as a training centre. From the year 2000 the estate was transformed into a hotel, wedding and golf resort passing through a number of hotel chains. The Lakes now form part of the golf course and are a popular walk for the residents of the surrounding villages.
A visit can be made while staying at the hotel or alternative a good walk of around a mile and a half from Church Enstone can be made though pasture, crop fields and woodland on public footpaths.
Location of the waterfall:
Heythrop Park
EnstoneOxfordshire UK
OX7 5UE
Fees: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Type / features of structure: Dam
Estimated height in feet: 13
Estimated height in meters: 4.00
Estimated width in feet: 5
Estimated width in meters: 1
River/stream/lake/reservoir: River Glyme
Coordinates of parking: Not Listed
Flow dates: Not listed
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