Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLME-PARK

HOLME-PARK, the seat of the Palmer family, in Sonning parish, Berks; on the river Thames, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 3 miles ENE of Reading. Its grounds have wooded heights, and command a fine view along the Thames.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "the seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Sonning Parish       Berkshire Ancient County
Place: Holme Park

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