What is recorded here
Petworth was a royal gift by Henry I's widow in 1150 to the Percy family (powerful landowners in the North). The oak tree has survived all landscape changes since & now has hollies growing from decomposing wood in its cavities.
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Places near here
Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
- Oscar Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Hunt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Gunns, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jean Blemings, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- JR Dowding, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Robin Webster, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dave Spicer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Capability Brown's Pleasure Gardens walk, PetworthWalking route · 137 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
Doric TempleHeritage attraction · 165 yd
The Garden Temple in the Grounds of Petworth House to North West of the Butler's HouseListed building · 169 yd
Garden Temple in the grounds of Petworth House to the north of the preceding TempleListed building · 225 yd
Ionic RotundaHeritage attraction · 226 yd
Replica milestone by the A283, PetworthMonument or public art · 336 yd
Petworth Park Through Turner's Eyes, PetworthWalking route · 839 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
Old Milepost by the A272, TillingtonMonument or public art · 1267 yd
Rushout WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Brinkshole HeathWood · 1.3 mi
Waterfall under bridleway bridgeWaterfall · 3.2 mi
Barlavington DownMountain / peak · 4.2 miMore things to do in Chichester · All of Chichester
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