Hill House (pictured in the middle above) was the vicarage to the village church, which borders our nursery and garden and was built in 1851

The architect was John Loughborough-Pearson who later built both Truro Cathedral in Cornwall and Brisbane Cathedral in Australia. He built both the church and the house, the church alone costing over £3,000.

It was bought in the late 1950's by Ewdward Hyams, the famous gardener and plantsman. Our tea room was his loggia!

Much of the land around Hill House Nursery is Church Commission land and many of the farms are owned by them. When the Hubbards bought the field that now forms part of their car parking area, it hadn't changed hands for 1000 years.

The house remains a fine example of Victorian architecture.