Introduction
This was probably once a deer park, with pre-18th-century origins, possibly dating back to the 16th century or even before.
Harcourt Park, a farm, lies in the north-eastern quarter of a land unit defined to the
west by the river and to the east by a continuous hedge line, meeting the river
south of Harcourt Mill. It would seem highly likely that at some some stage prior to the mid-18th century this was a deer park, though little that is idnetifiable as such seems to remain today.
- History
Harcourt park appears as a place name on maps from 1572, and is probable that park shown north of Stanton in 1577.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Survival
Lost
Civil Parish
Stanton upon Hine
- References
References
- Rocque, J. 1752. {Map or Shropshire} Map of Shropshire, 1752
- Saxton, C. 1577. {Map of Shropshire} Saxton's Map of Shropshire, 1577