Gopsall
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 Engraving of Gopsall Hall |
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| Gopsall shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 346 |
| OS grid reference | SK 34594 06819 |
| • London | 170 km |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ATHERSTONE |
| Postcode district | CV9 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Gopsall (or Gopsall Park) is an area of Crown Estate land in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. It is located between the villages of Appleby Magna, Shackerstone, Twycross and Snarestone. The population is included in the civil parish of Mancetter (Warwickshire).
Gopsall is the site of a former Georgian country house that was known as Gopsall Hall. The northern edge of the estate is dissected by the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and a long distance trail known as the Ivanhoe Way.
The area is mostly agricultural and is dotted with privately rented farms. A permissive footpath allows limited access to the public between Little Twycross and Shackerstone. The A444 Ashby to Nuneaton road also leads to a canal wharf on the western edge of the estate.
The Estate is part of the Crown Estate, owned by but not private property of the Monarch.
Gopsall Hall was erected for Charles Jennens around 1750 at a cost of £100,000 (£8,516,000 today). It was long believed to have been designed by John Westley and built by the Hiorns of Warwick, who later added service wings and Rococo interiors. However, later research by John Harris, curator of the RIBA drawings collection suggests that it was designed as well as built by William or David Hiorns.
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