Clovelly
Clovelly is a fishing village in North Devon. Its estate passed to the Giffard family in 1242 after a period of royal ownership. Clovelly Court’s gardens contain restored Victorian greenhouses within old walls, and supply fruit and vegetables to the Red Lion Hotel.
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Clovelly is a fishing village in North Devon. Its estate passed to the Giffard family in 1242 after a period of royal ownership. Clovelly Court’s gardens contain restored Victorian greenhouses within old walls, and supply fruit and vegetables to the Red Lion Hotel.
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- United Kingdom
Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: The relationship between village, estate and productive gardens offers a way to read connected uses of land and buildings. This perspective places the coastal settlement alongside cultivated spaces forming part of the wider estate.
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