Thorp Perrow Arboretum

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Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Thorp Perrow Arboretum is located in North Yorkshire
Thorp Perrow Arboretum
TypeArboretum
LocationBedale, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°15′55″N 1°35′55″W / 54.265267°N 1.598546°W / 54.265267; -1.598546
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Created1931
Operated byThorp Perrow Estate

Thorp Perrow Arboretum is an 85-acre (34 ha) woodland garden arboretum near Bedale in North Yorkshire, England.

History

Pirnhow (also written Pirhou or Pirho) in Norfolk, who were the earliest known tenants here. In 1286-87 Helewise de Perrow was a tenant.[1]

There is no surviving record of a village at Thorp Perrow.[2] A park called Thorpe Park went with the manor of Thorp Perrow in the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] Spring Wood was planted in the 16th century, and survives to this day.[3] Thorp Perrow Hall was built in the early 18th century.[4] Ornamental gardens and lakes were laid out around 1800, and a collection of exotic conifers called Milbank Pinetum was planted between 1840 and 1870 by Lady Augusta Milbank.[5]

The Arboretum was originally created by Colonel

arboreta in the United Kingdom; The Times listed it as one of the top ten.[7]

In July 2006 the gardens celebrated their 75th anniversary by planting the 1,750th tree.[8]

The arboretum today

Thorp Perrow is now open to the public. It holds five National Plant Collections:

Birds of Prey
Centre, with regular flying demonstrations.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Parishes: Well". Victoria County History. British History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Thorpe Perrow". Beresford's Lost Villages. University of Hull. Retrieved 27 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Garden Information". www.thorpperrow.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1190139)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Thorp Perrow". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Gardens to visit: Thorp Perrow Arboretum, North Yorks". The Telegraph. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  7. ISSN 0140-0460
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  8. ^ "Arboretum plants 1,750th tree to mark its 75th anniversary". Ripon Gazette. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Notable Plant Collections Bedale, North Yorkshire". Thorp Perrow. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The Tree Register". www.treeregister.org. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

External links

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