The Register, mapped1,041 sites · Grade I 122 · II* 300 · II 619
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Gardencity

An open-data guide to the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest

England’s registered parks and gardens

I122Grade I sitesExceptional interestII*300Grade II* sitesMore than special interestII619Grade II sitesSpecial historic interest
Grade IGrade II*Grade II

Where they are

The South East and London hold the densest clusters — Georgian estates within reach of the capital, and the Victorian parks and cemeteries of the city itself.

  1. Greater London120
  2. Kent49
  3. Hampshire41
  4. Somerset40
  5. Hertfordshire39
  6. Norfolk39
  7. Oxfordshire39
  8. East Sussex31
  9. North Yorkshire29
  10. Surrey28
  11. West Yorkshire28
  12. Devon26
All 47 counties
grade I

The most widely documented Grade I landscapes

Ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions describe them; photographs from Wikimedia Commons.

All Grade I
Trafalgar Square, Greater LondonITrafalgar SquareGreater London · 1 haHyde Park, Greater LondonIHyde ParkGreater London · 138 haKew Gardens, Greater LondonIKew GardensGreater London · 272 haBlenheim Palace, OxfordshireIBlenheim PalaceOxfordshireSt James's Park, Greater LondonISt James's ParkGreater London · 37 haRegent's Park, Greater LondonIRegent's ParkGreater London · 166 haKensington Gardens, Greater LondonIKensington GardensGreater London · 116 haHighgate Cemetery, Greater LondonIHighgate CemeteryGreater London · 15 haGreenwich Park, Greater LondonIGreenwich ParkGreater London · 74 haWarwick Castle, WarwickshireIWarwick CastleWarwickshireRichmond Park, Greater LondonIRichmond ParkGreater London · 950 haChrist Church, OxfordshireIChrist ChurchOxfordshire
not only country houses

What kind of landscape?

The Register is broader than the stately home: it includes Victorian cemeteries, municipal parks, botanic gardens and college grounds.

501Country house gardens192Landscape parks114Historic cemeteries101Public parks33Botanic gardens and arboreta13College and school grounds52National Trust16English Heritage