Lydiard Park, Swindon
Lidiar or Lidiarde is listed in the Domesday survey of 1086 as a manor of 430 acres, much of which by 1254 had been turned into a deer park for the exclusive hunting of the lord of the manor. Lydiard House has medieval origins, but the current house dated to the 17th century, with some 18th century alterations. In the early years of the 17th century the park was landscaped. Formal gardens were created to the south east of the present house.
