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Swiss Bridge, Approximately 890 Metres South South West of Blenheim Palace

A Grade II Listed Building in Blenheim, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8336 / 51°50'0"N

Longitude: -1.3667 / 1°22'0"W

OS Eastings: 443734

OS Northings: 215183

OS Grid: SP437151

Mapcode National: GBR 7WP.38S

Mapcode Global: VHCXD.85BQ

Plus Code: 9C3WRJMM+C8

Entry Name: Swiss Bridge, Approximately 890 Metres South South West of Blenheim Palace

Listing Date: 27 July 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1052884

English Heritage Legacy ID: 253013

ID on this website: 101052884

Location: East End, West Oxfordshire, OX20

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Blenheim

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

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Description


BLENHEIM
SP41NW
21/27 Swiss Bridge, approx. 890m SSW
of Blenheim Palace
- II
Bridge. c.1820, for Fifth Duke of Marlborough. Wrought-iron. Trellised
balustrade supported on slender arch-braced piers. Situated beneath Capability
Brown's Grand Cascade: the Fifth Duke made a botanical garden around the
Cascade.
(Blenheim Park is included in the HBMC Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade Ii
D. Green, Blenheim Palace: 1951, p193)


Listing NGR: SP4373415183

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