Aldenham Park is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 1951. A Late C17 Mansion. 8 related planning applications.
Aldenham Park
- WRENN ID
- gilded-ledge-lake
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 1951
- Type
- Mansion
- Address
- Aldenham Park, Morville, WV16 4RN
- OS grid reference
- SO 670 953
- Coordinates
- 52.55515, -2.48704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Aldenham Park is a late 17th-century classical mansion with an earlier core, situated at the end of a long avenue. The main structure is ashlar, with two storeys and a facade divided into sections of 4, 3, and 4 bays. Large plate windows are a defining feature. The central section was altered in the 19th century, now having round-headed windows and a raised parapet, likely the location of a former portico. The roof is slate. A distinctive pedimented porch is surmounted by rampant lions. The mansion incorporates an earlier Queen Anne house, visible in a side elevation of rough stonework. Two hipped gables feature heavy, modillioned eaves, and mullioned and transomed lattice casements are also present. Aldenham Park was originally the residence of the Acton family, most notably the 1st Lord Acton (1854-1902), a renowned historian and naturalist.
Local climate
Aldenham Park receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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