Conholt

Conholt was a small village in east Wiltshire, England, close to the Hampshire border and about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Andover. It is now the site of the Conholt Park estate.

Conholt

Conholt Bottom
Conholt
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU325550
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townANDOVER
Postcode districtSP11 9
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western

There may have been a village here in the 13th century, but by the 16th there were only farmsteads. In the late 17th century a deer park was created.[1]

The country house known as Conholt Park was built in the late 17th century and extended in the 18th and early 19th. The house is Grade II* listed and its 18th-century stable block and carriage house are Grade II listed.[2][3] Since 1992 the estate has been owned by a company belonging to the family of Paul van Vlissingen, an Anglo-Dutch businessman and philanthropist;[1] it was his home from 1994 until his death in 2006.[4]

Since the 19th century the land has been part of Chute civil parish.

References
  1. Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 16 pp108-120 - Chute". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. Historic England. "Conholt Park (1035931)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Stable and carriage house at Conholt (1194589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. "Obituary: Paul Van Vlissingen". The Independent. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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