Monument record HAM 019 - Henham Deer Park
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Summary
Deer park recorded here in 1538, depicted on Saxton's Map of Suffolk 1575 and Hodskinson's 1783 Map.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 45 77 (1724m by 1336m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47NE |
| Civil Parish | WANGFORD WITH HENHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Deer parks recorded here in 1538, but unstored. (S1)
Park shown on Saxton's Map of Suffolk 1575 (S3). Park pale shown on a map of 1699, subdivided into several parts internally - the principal parts being "The Home Parke" 53 acres, "The Middle Parke" 165 acres, "The Lower Parke" 125 acres, Hogge Parke, North Meadow, The Garden Close and Home Close also seem to have lain within the park (S2).
Shown on Hodskinson's 1783 Map (S4) - mapped based on this.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: sketch of part of (S2).
- <S1> SSF7212 (No record type): Gunn S J & Lindley P G, Charles Brandon's Westhorpe; an Early Tudor Courtyard House in Suffolk, Arc.
- <S2> SSF11897 (No record type): Nicholson R, Part of the Manr. of Henham 1699, S.R.O. (I) HA11/C9/19..
- <S3> SSF53541 Unpublished document: Hoppitt, R.. 1992. The Development of Parks in Suffolk from the C11th to the C17th (PhD thesis, UEA).
- <S4> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
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Record last edited
May 17 2018 4:02PM