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Hertfordshire HER
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| HHER Number: | 2961 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | THEOBALDS PARK, DEER PARK, CHESHUNT |
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Summary
King James I's hunting park
| Grid Reference: | TL 329 009 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL30SW |
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| Parish: | Broxbourne (Non Civil Parish), Broxbourne, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- DEER PARK (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
- HUNTING PARK (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
- PARK (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE: James I's Fishpond, Theobald's Park, Cheshunt
Full description
Following James I's acquisition of Theobalds [89] in 1607 the king enlarged the park. It was empaled with timber railings in 1609 and in 1620-22 a brick wall was built around the entire perimeter; the wall's total length was about 10 miles. The park was well stocked with deer for hunting. Following the king's death in 1625 the park was not maintained, and from the Commonwealth period onwards the wall was gradually robbed. The bricks were re-used in Cheshunt. See [4273, 4274, 4275, 4276, 4277, 4278, 10254] for remaining wall fragments.
The land is hilly, with surviving woodland. Part of it became the park [18496] of the 18th century house called Theobalds Park [11554], over a kilometre to the SW of the palace.
Bulletin/Newsletter of the Enfield Archaeological Society, No.21 (1966), p3 (Serial). SHT2175.
OS Records (Index). SHT8223.
RCHM (England), 1911, Inventory of the historical monuments in Hertfordshire, - p78 (Bibliographic reference). SHT9222.
Pierazzo, Patrizia, 2015, Cedars Park, Theobald's Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire: a report on the archaeological investigations, RNO 3685 (Report). SHT17882.
<1> Maberly Phillips, 1914, Theobalds Park wall; Trans East Herts Archaeol Soc 5/3, 248-62 (Article in serial). SHT6794.
<2> Andrews, Martin, 1993, Theobalds Palace: the gardens and park; Garden History 21/2, 129-49 (Article in serial). SHT6837.
<3> Glennie, 1979, The development of Theobalds Park and the course of agrarian and social change in Cheshunt 1560-1670 (Unpublished document). SHT3895.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Report: Pierazzo, Patrizia. 2015. Cedars Park, Theobald's Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire: a report on the archaeological investigations. watching brief. RNO 3685. |
| --- | Serial: Bulletin/Newsletter of the Enfield Archaeological Society. No.21 (1966), p3. |
| --- | Index: OS Records. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: RCHM (England). 1911. Inventory of the historical monuments in Hertfordshire. - p78. |
| <1> | Article in serial: Maberly Phillips. 1914. Theobalds Park wall; Trans East Herts Archaeol Soc 5/3, 248-62. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Andrews, Martin. 1993. Theobalds Palace: the gardens and park; Garden History 21/2, 129-49. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Glennie. 1979. The development of Theobalds Park and the course of agrarian and social change in Cheshunt 1560-1670. |
Related records
| 4274 | Parent of: EXTANT SECTION OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, ALBURY FARM, CHESHUNT (Building) |
| 4275 | Parent of: EXTANT SECTION OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, BURY GREEN, CHESHUNT (Building) |
| 4276 | Parent of: EXTANT SECTION OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, WOODGREEN FARM, CHESHUNT (Building) |
| 4277 | Parent of: FOOTINGS OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, SOPER'S FARM, CUFFLEY (Building) |
| 4278 | Parent of: FOOTINGS OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, WHITE WEBBS FARM, CHESHUNT (Building) |
| 10254 | Parent of: REMNANT OF THEOBALDS PARK BOUNDARY WALL, NORTHAW (Building) |
| 4273 | Parent of: SECTION OF THEOBALDS PARK WALL, WALTHAM CROSS, CHESHUNT (Building) |
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