Cirencester features [19]
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Cirencester features [19]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 12 May 2021
The entrance gateway to Cirencester Park. The main house is hidden behind the world's tallest Yew hedge, the clippings of which are used to produce a life-saving cancer drug called taxol. Cirencester Park is a private estate of some 2,500 acres consisting of extensive woodland, with park and pleasure grounds. The park was developed from circa 1714 by the first Earl Bathurst. The park is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, and there are details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000432
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Image Location
Latitude
51.717084
Longitude
-1.971437