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The Trentham Estate is a historic estate, dating to pre-Conquest times, at Trentham, Staffordshire. The estate was the site of Trentham Priory from the 11th century until the Dissolution. In 1540 the estate was sold to James Leveson whose descent Sit Richard Leveson built the first of several houses in 1634. The last and grandest was the mid 19th-century Trentham Hall, designed by Charles Berry. This was abandoned in 1905 and demolished in 1912-13. The sculpture gallery and clock tower remain, along with the ruins of the Grand Entrance and Orangery. The Italianate gardens, designed by Capability Brown, were restored in 2002-3. The estate is within the council area of Stafford (Staffordshire)
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1190243.

Place Type: Historic Estate
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.965072,-2.202525
Grid Reference: SJ 8649 4087
Council Area: Stafford CA (Staffordshire CA)
Police Area: Staffordshire PA

GBPN ID: 193551
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Trentham_Estate,_Staffordshire_193551

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