Hinton Admiral
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Hinton Admiral is the estate and ancestral home of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family. It is located in the settlement of Hinton
, near Bransgore
, Hampshire
. The gardens are open to the public by arrangement.
The current house was built in 1720 for Sir Peter Mews
. The house was remodelled after a fire in 1777. Additional alterations were made by the landscape architect Harold Peto
around 1905, who remodelled the interior in an early 18th century style.
Hinton Admiral railway station
opened in 1885 on the South Western Main Line
.
The area known as Hinton or Hinton Admiral was variously spelt Hentune (11th century); Henton (13th-17th century); Henton Aumarle (14th century); Hempton (or Hompton) Aumarle, Henton Amerle (or Amarle), Hynton Amerell, (15th century); Hington Amerell, Hynton Admyrall, (16th century).
Hinton, Hampshire
Hinton is a dispersed settlement in the civil parish of Bransgore, in the English county of Hampshire.Hinton is centered on the main A35 road northeast of Christchurch and gives its name to both Hinton House and Hinton Admiral...
, near Bransgore
Bransgore
Bransgore is a village and parish within the New Forest District, Hampshire, UK. The village developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. The gardens are open to the public by arrangement.
The current house was built in 1720 for Sir Peter Mews
Peter Mews of Hinton Admiral
Sir Peter Mews of Hinton Admiral , born to Colonel John Mews and Sarah Mellish, was educated at St. John's College, Oxford. He was appointed Chancellor of Winchester Diocese in 1698 by his uncle , a post he held until his death in March 1727. He was knighted 13 July 1712...
. The house was remodelled after a fire in 1777. Additional alterations were made by the landscape architect Harold Peto
Harold Peto
Harold Ainsworth Peto was a British landscape architect and garden designer, who worked in Britain and in Provence, France.-Biography:...
around 1905, who remodelled the interior in an early 18th century style.
Hinton Admiral railway station
Hinton Admiral railway station
Hinton Admiral railway station is a station serving the villages of Bransgore and Hinton and the town of Highcliffe on the Hampshire/Dorset border in southern England....
opened in 1885 on the South Western Main Line
South Western Main Line
The South Western Main Line is a railway line between London Waterloo and Weymouth on the Dorset coast, in the south of England. It is a major railway which serves many important commuter areas, as well as the major settlements of Southampton and Bournemouth...
.
The area known as Hinton or Hinton Admiral was variously spelt Hentune (11th century); Henton (13th-17th century); Henton Aumarle (14th century); Hempton (or Hompton) Aumarle, Henton Amerle (or Amarle), Hynton Amerell, (15th century); Hington Amerell, Hynton Admyrall, (16th century).