Introduction
In the middle ages, half of Langley township plus another 121 hectares in Cound lay in Langley Park. The park shrunk, but survived into the post-medieval period, perhaps focused around Langley Hall. It still contained deer in the 17th century.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Gatehouse (featured building)
- Description: The gatehouse is the only remaining part of Langley Hall, the mansion of the Lee family. It is partly timber-framed and partly stone, and is embattled to the north-west.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Lost
Hectares
121
Civil Parish
Acton Burnell
- References
References
- Newman, J. and Pevsner, N. {The Buildings of England: Shropshire}, (London: Yale University Press, 2006) The Buildings of England: Shropshire
- Gaydon, A.T. (ed.) {Victoria History of the County of Shropshire, Volume 8}, (London: Constable, 1968): 141. Victoria County History: Shropshire, Volume 8
- Map of Shropshire, 1752
- Map of Shropshire, 1577
- Map of Shropshire, 1611
- Map of Shropshire, 1695