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The Arboretum d'Harcourt (11 hectares) is a historic arboretum located on the grounds of the 14th-century Château d'Harcourt in Harcourt, Eure, Normandy, France. The arboretum is one of the oldest in France, dating to 1802 when Louis-Gervais Delamare acquired the castle and its grounds. He introduced pine cultivation on 200 hectares.
The Château d'Harcourt, situated in the commune of Harcourt in the Eure department of France, is the cradle of the Harcourt family. The castle is one of the best preserved castles in the country and contains the oldest arboretum in France. Panoramic view of the Château d'Harcourt
Harcourt Arboretum is an arboretum owned and run by the University of Oxford.It is a satellite of the university's botanic garden in the city of Oxford, England.The arboretum itself is located six miles (ten kilometres) south of Oxford on the A4074 road, near the village of Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire, [1] and comprises some 150 acres (60 hectares). [2]
Harcourt (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. ... started the amazing arboretum at the chateau
Just southeast of Lower Farm, about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the present Nuneham Courtenay village, is the site of a former Romano-British pottery kiln.The kiln was about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) west of the Roman road that linked the Roman towns at Dorchester on Thames and Alchester.
The Harcourt Arboretum, part of the tree and plant collection of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, occupies part of what were the grounds of Nuneham House. The landscaped parkland and pleasure gardens surrounding the house are listed Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens .
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The English Garden at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens.Designed by Warren H. Manning, this garden was redesigned by Ellen Biddle Shipman in the late 1920s, and restored in the early 1990s.