page_title: Oulton Estate
section_title: Present day
hierarchical_section_title: Oulton Estate / Present day
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the entrance lodge to Oulton Park, CheshireThis is a photo of listed building number 1138435.
context_page_description: In the early 18th century the Oulton Estate was home to the Egerton family
  and comprised a manor house and a formal garden surrounded by farmland in Cheshire, England. Later in the century the farmland was converted into a park. The estate is now the site of the motor racing track called Oulton Park.
context_section_description: The grounds are now used as a motor racing circuit.  Some buildings that were part of the estate still exist.  The entrance gates, lodges and screen designed by Joseph Turner in about 1775 are designated as a Grade II* listed building.  In the grounds is a monument of 1846 to the memory of John Francis Egerton of the Bengal Horse Regiment, designed by Scott and Moffatt.  It is also a Grade II* listed building.  The stable block designed by Lewis Wyatt is still present and is listed at Grade II.  A farm building close to the stable block is also listed at Grade II.
caption: Entrance Lodge
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