Monument record COT 033 - Site of medieval deer park at Hempnall's Hall

Deer Park listed listed by Hoppitt, first recorded 1466 (S1)(S2).
See COT 010 for Hempnall Hall (moated site).

Formerly recorded as COT MISC

2026- Desk based assessment and survey as part of the Gardens Trust Green Futures Project. Hempnalls is an important isolated farmstead which illustrates manorial history as well as agricultural reforms, and has associations with some important historical figures. The group value of the Hall, its archaeological remains, moat, bridges, gardens and grounds including the adjoining remains of a medieval deer park, add to its significance (S3).

2026:The significance of Hempnalls Hall derives from an exceptional combination of architectural, archaeological, historic and landscape interest embodied in the Hall, moat, bridges, farmstead buildings and wider estate setting. The survival of the moated enclosure, the archaeological evidence for earlier structures, the historic farmstead layout and its relationship with the former deer park, together create a rare and highly evocative manorial landscape. The site clearly illustrates the evolution of a medieval manorial estate into a postmedieval agricultural complex, retaining its historic rural character and spatial relationship with the countryside (S4).