NHER 52767 (Monument record) - Site of medieval deer park known as Oxehaghe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Lying south of Wymondham, this park was laid out by William d'Albini II. A documentary source states that William the Prior and the monastery had diligently assisted him in making the ditch of his park. The park comprised over 200 hectares and measured over 2km from north to south. Parts of its curving boundaries can be traced in the modern landscape, and it is remembered in the names of Park and Lower Park Farms. This park was known as Oxehaghe.
The eastern park boundary is still visible as cropmarks in some places (NHER 9945).
See (S1) for further information.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 16 April 2009.
March 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The soilmarks of a bank and multiple-ditch section of the Deer Park boundary are visible on aerial photographs and have been recorded under NHER 9945, see record for details.
S. Horlock (NMP), 05 March 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF70597 Publication: Cattermole, P. 2007. Wymondham Abbey. pp 10-11.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Jan 13 2026 10:16AM