Information for record number MWA2865:
Stoneleigh Deer park

Summary Stoneleigh deer park, where deer were kept for hunting during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It is marked on several maps, the earliest of which dates to 1597. The deer park is located to the south east of Stoneleigh.
What Is It?  
Type: Deer Park
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stoneleigh
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Registered Park or Garden (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
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6 The Deer Park is today in divided use, with land to the south-west, remaining as pasture with scattered mature trees and groups of trees on high ground. To the north and north-east the park has been developed in the late 20th century as a golf course with a clubhouse and car park 130m north-west of Cloud Bridge. Within the park remnants of a circuit of carriage drives survive. Some 700m north-west of Tantara Lodge a two-arched stone Bridge, known as the Coach Bridge crosses the River Avon to allow access from the former London drive to the area of the park on the north side of the river.
1 The Deer Park is shown on a map of 1597 (CRO Z139/3b). It is difficult to assess its exact area, but the southern boundary follows a line north of Stare Bridge, along one side of the village of Stareton, and along the lane up to Cloud Bridge. This fence is marked 'The Park Pale'.
2 The northern boundary is shown more clearly on a map of 1749 (CR0 Z141/4). It follows the stoneleigh Road up to stoneleigh Bridge, and then around to Cloud Bridge.
4 The Deer Park still belongs to the stoneleigh Estate, but no deer are kept there. The area between Cloud Bridge and Stareton is now occupied by the Farm School of Mechanization.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 1994
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Statuatory List
Title: National Heritage List for England
Author/originator: Historic England
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Yates map of Warwicks
Author/originator:
Date: 1793
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1597
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Volume/Sheet: CRO Z141\1U
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1749
Author/originator:
Date: 1749
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Volume/Sheet: Z141\4
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
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Images:  
A sketch plan of a deer park at Stoneleigh
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1983
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none Registered Park or Garden Parks and gardens that are considered to be of historic importance are placed on a register. The register comprises a variety of town gardens, public parks and country estates. The main purpose of the register is to help ensure that the features and qualities that make the parks and gardens special are safeguarded if changes are being considered which could affect them.

The gardens on the register are divided into three grades in order to give some guidance about their significance, in a similar way to Listed Buildings. The majority of parks and gardens on the Register are of sufficient interest as to be designated as grade II. Some, however, are recognised as being of exceptional historic interest and are awarded a star giving them grade II* status. A small number are of international importance, and are classified as grade I.
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument GOLF COURSE * A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument CLUBHOUSE * A building occupied by a club or commonly used for club activities. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument DEER PARK * A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PASTURE * A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument PARK PALE * A wooden stake fence, often associated with deer hunting. back
monument CAR PARK * A place where cars and other road vehicles may be parked and left. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FENCE * A construction of wood or metal used to enclose an area of land, a building, etc. back

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