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'''Bulstrode Park''' is a large park to the northwest of the [[Buckinghamshire]] town of [[Gerrard's Cross]] in the [[England|English]] [[Home Counties]]. |
'''Bulstrode Park''' is a large park to the northwest of the [[Buckinghamshire]] town of [[Gerrard's Cross]] in the [[England|English]] [[Home Counties]]. |
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The house was built in 1686 for the notorious [[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys|Judge Jeffreys]]. It was sold to [[William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland|the first Earl of Portland]], who made it one of his principal residences. |
The house was built in 1686 for the notorious [[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys|Judge Jeffreys]]. It was sold to [[William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland|the first Earl of Portland]], who made it one of his principal residences. It was used by [[Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland|Margaret Bentinck]], the wife of [[William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland|the 2nd Duke]] to house her natural history and antiquities collection, with the park used for live specimens. |
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When [[William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland|the fourth Duke of Portland]] inherited the title in 1809 he disposed of it. It then passed into the hands of the [[Duke of Somerset|Dukes of Somerset]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 22:30, 23 October 2006
Bulstrode Park is a large park to the northwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Gerrard's Cross in the English Home Counties.
The house was built in 1686 for the notorious Judge Jeffreys. It was sold to the first Earl of Portland, who made it one of his principal residences. It was used by Margaret Bentinck, the wife of the 2nd Duke to house her natural history and antiquities collection, with the park used for live specimens.
When the fourth Duke of Portland inherited the title in 1809 he disposed of it. It then passed into the hands of the Dukes of Somerset.
External links
- Map sources for Bulstrode Park
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