Park/Garden record M5376 - Welbeck Park

Summary

DEER PARK (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference SK 57199 74199 (point)
Map sheet SK57SE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Welbeck, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A deer park at Welbeck appears on (1), in (2) and is still in existence. (3)
Not located on the gound. Inspection of an estate map drawn in 1748 revealed that there was no park pale shown at that time (the many ditches, ha ha and tunnel features were constructed in the mid 1800s). The estate boundaries have altered so much over the years that it is not possible to identify the C18 boundaries in the modern map. (3) refers only to the park and makes no mention of a pale or leap. There are still free roving deer on the Welbeck estate but I am not convinced that a physical pale ever existed - certainly not in the late C19 when Shirley was writing. (4)
See MNT26621 for Landscape park.
Grid ref centred.


<1> Saxton C, 1542-1610, Untitled Source (Map). SNT1241.

<2> Throsby J, 1796, Thoroton's History of Notts Vol 3, p 383 (Published document). SNT1347.

<3> Shirley EP, 1867, English Deer Parks, pp 184-5 (Published document). SNT1265.

<4> JB, 1972, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT832.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Saxton C. 1542-1610.
  • <2> Published document: Throsby J. 1796. Thoroton's History of Notts Vol 3. p 383.
  • <3> Published document: Shirley EP. 1867. English Deer Parks. pp 184-5.
  • <4> Personal comment: JB. 1972. Pers Comm.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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