More information : NZ23953670. East Park (NAT). (1)
East and West Parks were at Brancepeth Castle. (2)
East and West Parks mentioned in a forfeiture of the Nevilles 1569.
Both were deer parks bounded by a pale and 6 ft wide outer ditch (see
NZ13NE2 for ? possible West Park boundaries). (3)
Centred at NZ23133623 and running along the modern Co. Const. Boundaryis about 50m. of much reduced turf-covered flat-topped earthen bank
(0.4m high and 4.0m. wide) with a shallow ditch (0.4m. deep 3.0m.
wide) on its W. side and with traces of a probable outer bank.
Apart from this, which could not be confirmed as the original deer
park boundary, there is no trace or knowledge of the East Park.
No survey action. (4)
Late 16th century deer parks to Brancepeth Castle. A Possible park boundary comprising a bank 4 metres wide and 0.4 metres high, and a ditch 3 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep was identified in 1980. Parts were landscaped during the late 18th/early 19th century. The landscape park contains lodges, remains of fishponds and a walled formal garden. The west side of the park is enclosed by iron railings. Late 19th and early 20th century work included further development of the walled formal garden, lawns, rose garden and shrubberies. The southern area of the park was adapted as a golf course in 1924. (5)
Landscaping took place in 1783 and may have involved a partially executed design of Adam Mickle. The pleasure grounds were laid out during the early 19th century but have 16th century origins. (6)
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