Monument record HLM 023 - Helmingham Park, `The Keepers House'
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1812 5812 (58m by 75m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM15NE |
| Civil Parish | HELMINGHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Site of gamekeepers lodge, shown on OS 1st edition map (1837)(S1), on Hodskinson's tithe map (1840)(S2), and on C17 map included in Deben Valley place names study (S3). Possibly shown on 1631 rental (see S3). John Nunn was tenant from 1631-1638 and the holding amounted to 34 acres (S3). In 1803 gardens were changed to a foreign deer enclosure (S3). Adjacent field names (66 - Lodge pightle; 67 - Lodge meadow; 72 - Great Lodge field; 74 Little Lodge field; 82 Lodge field) suggest the existence of the Lodge (S2).
The house had gone by 1904 (not shown on OS map 1:2500 second edition, 1904. The site is now in the field called The New Park (276 on tithe).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 29 2012 1:11PM