Weston Hall (Toronto)
Weston Park is a country house in Staffordshire, England. Weston Park may refer to: * Weston Park, Sheffield – a park in Sheffield, England * Weston Park, Canberra – a park in Australia Weston Hall * Weston Hall, Northamptonshire, England * Weston Hall, North Yorkshire, England * Weston Hall, Suffolk, England See also * Western Park (other) Western Park is the name of various areas worldwide: * Western Park, Beijing, a former imperial park now divided into the public Beihai Park and government Zhongnanhai compound * Western Park, Auckland, a park in Auckland, New Zealand * Western Pa ...

Weston Park
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located north-west of Wolverhampton, and north-east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire. The 17th-century Hall is a Grade I listed building and several other features of the estate, such as the Orangery and the Stable block, are separately listed as Grade II. Weston Park House and the surrounding parkland were given to the nation in 1986 by the 7th Earl of Bradford, with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. It is now in the care of the trustees of the Weston Park Foundation. The house retains its art collection with over 30,000 objects and is open to the public. History Weston lies within land that was first mentioned in the Domesday Book when it was held by Norman Rainald de Bailleuil, Sheriff to Roger de Montgomery. The park is all that remains of the medieval deer park and forest. Origina ...
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Weston Park, Sheffield
Weston Park is a public park with an area of just over 5 hectares in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies immediately west of the City Centre, alongside the Weston Park Museum. It is situated next to the University of Sheffield Library, Geography and Firth Court buildings, and across the road from Sheffield Children's Hospital. Along with Crookes Valley Park and The Ponderosa it is one of the three Crookesmoor parks. History Weston Park was the first municipal park in the city and was developed from the grounds of Weston Hall, which the Sheffield Corporation purchased for £15,750 following the death of its owners, Eliza and Anne Harrison. The hall itself was converted into the Sheffield City Museum. Robert Marnock was commissioned to design the park in 1873. New terra cotta pillared entrances were established at Winter Street and Western Bank using designs by Godfrey Sykes. The original lake from Weston Hall was extended and redesigned and the E ...
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Weston Park, Canberra
Weston Park is a park located on a peninsula on the western side of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ..., Australia. In 1963 the park was named after Charles Weston, who had founded the nearby Yarralumla Nursery in 1914. On the western side of the peninsula is Yarramundi Reach and on the eastern side is Tarcoola Reach. The end of the peninsula is called Kurrajong Point. With water on three sides, children's playgrounds, picnic areas and barbecue facilities, Weston Park has a very pleasant atmosphere and is very popular on weekends and holidays. The park also has a miniature railway. References Parks in Canberra Australian Capital Territory Heritage Register {{canberra-geo-stub ...
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Weston Hall, Northamptonshire
Weston Hall is a 17th-century manor house in Weston, Northamptonshire. The house was owned by the Sitwell family's ancestors from 1714 to 2021. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The manor house dates to the 17th century, and is believed to have been built by William Hiccocke, . It was enlarged in the 1770s; in the early 19th century it was remodelled in the Tudor style. The house is situated in the village of Weston in the south of the county. It was given to the Sitwell family's ancestor Susanna Jennens in 1714 as a St. Valentine's Day present from her father Sir John Blencowe, who lived at nearby Marston St Lawrence, after the death of her husband. The property was then inherited through the female line until Sacheverell's father, the eccentric Sir George Sitwell, took a lease on the house from an aunt. The library still contained a recipe book written by Susanna Jennens' mother Anne Blencowe, which was published in 1925. The house was the home of Sir Sacheverell S ...
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Weston Hall, North Yorkshire
Weston may refer to: Places Australia * Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Weston, New South Wales * Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra * Weston Park, Canberra, a park Canada * Weston, Nova Scotia * Weston, Toronto, Ontario ** Weston GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community * Weston, Winnipeg * Weston Island, an uninhabited island in James Bay United Kingdom * Weston, Berkshire * Weston, Cheshire East, a village near Crewe * Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire * Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire * Weston, Devon (near Sidmouth) * Weston, Awliscombe, a location * Weston, Dorset (on the Isle of Portland) * Weston, Corscombe, a location * Weston, East Hampshire, Hampshire (near Petersfield) * Weston, Southampton, Hampshire (a suburb) ** Weston Secondary School * Weston, Herefordshire * Weston, Hertfordshire * Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire * Weston, Lincolnshire * Weston Longville, Norfolk * Weston, Northam ...
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