Monument record 0804500000 - Stowe parish

Summary

Unlocated medieval deerpark at Stowe, mentioned in documentary sources in the early 13th century and 1414.

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland

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Type and Period (2)

  • DEER PARK (First mentioned between 1257-1300, 13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD? to 1499 AD?)
  • PARK (First mentioned between 1257-1300, 13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD? to 1499 AD?)

Description

There was a park here at the beginning of the 13th century (mentioned in the Calendar of Charter Rolls of 1257-1300) which was probably still in existence in 1414 when a conveyance of Sir John Chastillon mentions parks of the parishes of Stowe and Westbury [see CAS 4912] called 'Royes' or 'Royesia' and 'Makelines' or 'Malcolm's'. A lease of 1572 included a reference to a small area called 'Old Park'. The present park around Stowe house dates from 1651 (B1). It is not clear which of the manors in Stowe the park belonged to and VCH makes no reference to a medieval park. NGR to centre of Stowe parish.

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC2326 Article in serial: L M Cantor and J Hatherly. 1977. 'THE MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', in Records of Buckinghamshire 20. Vol 20 part 3. pp439, 447, Fig 2 (44).

Location

Grid reference SP 675 375 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:46AM

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