Landscape record TQ 56 SW 111 - Lullingstone Park

Summary

Deer park created possibly in 1279, definitely by the 16th century, which continued in existence until the Second World War. Requisitioned in the war and used as a dummy airfield, training area and farming. Now owned by Kent County Council.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5191 6449 (3020m by 1862m) Centred
Map sheet TQ56SW
County KENT
Civil Parish EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (12)

Full Description

Whitaker, J., 1892, A Descriptive List of the Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England (Monograph). SKE11998.

Whitaker, J., 1892, A Descriptive List of the Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England (Monograph). Ske11998.

<1> Pittman, S., 1983, Lullingstone Park: The Evolution of a Medieval Deer Park (Monograph). SKE11893.

<2> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.

<4> English Heritage, 2005, Analysis of trees from six woodlands in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13588.

<5> Nicola Bannister, 2009, Lullingstone Park, Country Park, Nr Eynsford, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17035.

<6> Susan Pittman, 2011, Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent (Monograph). SKE32115.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Monograph: Whitaker, J.. 1892. A Descriptive List of the Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England.
  • --- Monograph: Whitaker, J.. 1892. A Descriptive List of the Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England.
  • <1> Monograph: Pittman, S.. 1983. Lullingstone Park: The Evolution of a Medieval Deer Park.
  • <2> Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org).
  • <4> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2005. Analysis of trees from six woodlands in Kent.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2009. Lullingstone Park, Country Park, Nr Eynsford, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment.
  • <6> Monograph: Susan Pittman. 2011. Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent.

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Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (13)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment for Lullingstone Park (EKE11297)

Record last edited

Jul 18 2018 1:48PM