Cornbury Park

Cornbury Park was a former Royal estate used for hunting. It is located near the Wychwood forest in Oxfordshire. A two story, eleven bay 17th century house stands in the grounds.^[1]

History

The park is first mentioned in the Oxfordshire sections of the Domesday book as a “demesne forest of the king”^[2] which was used for the hunting of deer.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Rogers pp70
2. ^ Darby pp198
3. ^ Mileson pp37

References

• Darby, H. C. (1986) Domesday England Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0521310260
• Mileson, S A. (2009) Parks in medieval England Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0199565672
• Rogers, P. (2004) The Alexander Pope encyclopedia ISBN 978-0313324260