Brief Description
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.
History
Langley Park was first mentioned in the mid-13th century, and may have been recreated around 1319 after a period of disuse. The park still survived in the 17th century, but by the mid-18th century it only occupied a block of woodland east of
Langley, running between Kenley and the Bullhill Brook. It was disparked between 1785 and 1805.
- 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.
- Authorities
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