Monument record 0162500001 - DEER PARK, LANGLEY PARK
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval deer park at Langley Park, first mentioned 1202
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Southern extent of Medieval and Tudor deer park at Langley Park
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Type and Period (2)
- PARK (13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)
- DEER PARK (First mentioned 1202, 13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
References to park from 1280. In C14/C15 parker separately appointed. 1605 survey shows neglect. All beech, & rotten (further detail) (B2).
First mention: 1202. Reference to parkers & slaughter of 6 bucks in 1536. J Kederminster was keeper in 1607 & rebuilt the lodge. Park still had 220 fallow deer in 1867 (Shirley)(B6).
Plan of 1603 shows the park pale, a gate and 3 deer leaps on the northern boundary, a lodge, and several wooded compartments, pasture, meadows and areas of 'laune' (B8).
Plan of 1607 shows the park boundary with 2 gates, several wooded compartments and 'New Lawne', and Langley House (presumably the manor house built by John Kedderminster?) (B9).
Sources (4)
- <2>SBC15731 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP295-297.
- <6>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. pp433,434,443, Fig 2 (20).
- <8>SBC19819 Map: James Treswell. 1603. Treswell 1603 Plan of Langley Park. 8 inches: 1 mile.
- <9>SBC19820 Map: John Norden. 1607. Norden 1607 Plan of Langley Park.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 00900 81600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2024 7:43AM
