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Wrest Park

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Wrest Park Gardens

Wrest Park is an officially designated Grade I historic park and garden situated in Central Bedfordshire, encompassing 92.6 hectares protected under the Historic England National Heritage List.

Wrest Park represents an authenticated surviving component of England's landscape heritage, preserved across 92.6 hectares (National Grid Reference: TL 09292 35565, TL 08916 35198, TL0923035345). The registered site encompasses historically deliberate spatial arrangements, designed vistas, and structural landscape elements that reflect evolving architectural and horticultural tastes.

Formally added to the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest (List Entry: 1000113), the landscape preserves coherent botanical and topographical features, harmonizing built structures, pleasure grounds, and enclosing parkland.

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National Heritage List for England (Historic England) 1000113 — Open Government Licence v3.0. © Historic England 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Supplies: coordinates, bbox, name, status, area_ha, reg_date, ngr. Reliability 5/5.

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