Blenheim Palace Estate

Posted Tue, 04/29/2008 - 15:41

Blenheim Palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and built between 1705 and 1722.The estate was landscaped by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1760s.But the history of the estate actually goes back over 6,000 years.

Wessex Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by Historic Landscape Management Ltd for the Blenheim Estate and the Countryside Agency to report on the condition of significant archaeological sites and monuments on the estate.

Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site Management Plan -

Download the pdf below to view the Online Exhibition

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WA Project Code:
- 58270
County:
- Oxfordshire
Period:
- Modern,
- Post-Medieval,
- Medieval,
- Saxon,
- Post-Roman,
- Roman,
- Iron Age,
- Bronze Age,
- Neolithic,
- Mesolithic,
- Palaeolithic

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