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Between 1880 and 1930 adjoining land was incorporated into the park to give it its present area of about 100 acres.

Thomas was also entrusted with diplomatic missions to France and Scotland, and became wealthy enough to bequeath his old school 2000 acres plus the rents from a number of houses.

towards Kingsway, leaving an island of fine buildings between it and the Strand.The scheme for the development of the locality was completed in 1905, involving the demolition of twenty-eight acres

Within its 7,000 acres are the lands of seven parishes, and a profusion of deep woods, sandy heathland and broad grassy rides, which are the haunt of deer.

The gardens, over 60 acres in all, were laid out in the 1920s, and are open to the public.

Situated in the 270-acre grounds of Cobtree Manor, an Elizabethan house alleged to be the original of Mr Wardell's Dingley Dell in 'Pickwick Papers', this formerly popular family attraction was noted for

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury has wide views over the Blackmore Vale and thousands of acres of rolling Dorset countryside.

The Botanic Gardens occupy 43 acres off Great Western Road, and many orchids, tropical plants and trees are grown in the conservatories.

The 'new' University College building which opened in October 1909 was the fruition of ten years' concerted fundraising aided by the Corporation's gift of five acres of building land.

The wall is an incredible 13 miles long, enclosing a beautiful park of 2,000 acres.

Extending for 20 miles and covering 90,000 acres, much of the forest has remained the same since William the Conqueror established it as his deer park.

With 2,500 acres of heathland, ancient woodland and wetland, Sutton Park constitutes the finest countryside in the county.

In 1921 the estate covered 245 acres, of which 194 were scheduled for a variety of uses including parkland, housing schemes, allotments and so on.

The expanding commuter village of Fleet has the largest pond in the county - three quarters of a mile long, it covers about 130 acres.

With 2,500 acres of heathland, ancient woodland and wetland, Sutton Park constitutes the finest countryside in the county.

The park boasted three acres of ornamental water, landscaped into sinuous curves.

At 42 acres, Great Bentley's village green is the largest in England.

The entire estate may have extended to about 200 acres, confirming that an important and very wealthy person resided here - perhaps the Roman equivalent of an English aristocrat.

The land, along with 150 acres of Bute Park, would generously supplement the fifth Marquess' 'gift' of Cardiff Castle to its citizens.

As Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick looked out over his land, he would have seen acres of the Yorkshire countryside full of villages.

Alderman Sir Samuel Turner purchased Mount Falinge with 18 acres of grounds for the town in 1902 to mark Edward VII`s coronation.

On many unforgettable nights at high tide, angry seas have broken through the banks and flooded many thousands of acres of farmland.

This was reputedly the largest and finest open-air bathing pool in the country.

The designs for the 107 acres of land included huts for 400 boys and girls, and a further 200 could be accommodated under canvas.