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| HHER Number: | 16342 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF PINGELS GATE, KINGS LANGLEY PARK, KINGS LANGLEY |
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Summary
Medieval gate into royal deer park, through earthwork boundary
| Grid Reference: | TL 056 014 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL00SE |
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| Parish: | Chipperfield, Dacorum, Hertfordshire |
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| Kings Langley, Dacorum, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- GATE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
- LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE: MEDIEVAL DEER PARK BOUNDARY EARTHWORK, KINGS LANGLEY
Full description
The site of Pingel's Gate, which led into the royal deer park [4099], 'can be clearly identified where the public footpath enters the park' <1, 2>. 'Significant' lynchets mark this western park boundary, which is also the parish boundary. The park was laid out from the 1270s and by the early 14th century it was fenced, with gates.
<1> Rowe, Anne, 2009, Medieval parks of Hertfordshire, Map 36 (Bibliographic reference). SHT6026.
<2> Hertfordshire Gardens Trust, 2010, Register of historic parks and gardens of local importance in Dacorum, RNO 2521 (Unpublished document). SHT5883.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Rowe, Anne. 2009. Medieval parks of Hertfordshire. Map 36. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Gardens Trust. 2010. Register of historic parks and gardens of local importance in Dacorum. RNO 2521. |
Related records
| 4099 | Part of: SITE OF ROYAL DEER PARK, KINGS LANGLEY (Monument) |
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