Cronkhill

Cronkhill
Cronkhill
General information
TypeCountry house
Architectural styleItalianate
Town or cityAtcham
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°40′13″N 2°41′16″W / 52.6703°N 2.6879°W / 52.6703; -2.6879
Construction started1802
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Nash
DesignationsGrade I

Cronkhill, Atcham, Shropshire, designed by John Nash, is "the earliest Italianate villa in England".

Drawing on influences from the Italian Campagna and the Picturesque, including the art of Claude Lorrain, it began an architectural style that was hugely influential in England in the first half of the nineteenth century. Major examples include Trentham Park and Osborne House. Nash's "most original building", it is Grade I listed.