Cheshunt Park
Cheshunt Park is a 40 hectare public park and Local Nature Reserve in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire.[1][a][2] It is owned and managed by Broxbourne Borough Council.[3]
The park is crossed by the course of the Roman Ermine Street. The park was originally part of the manor of Cheshunt, and there is mention of a park belonging to that manor from as early as 1339. By the 16th century, Cheshunt Park was in separate ownership. In 1795, a mansion called Brantyngeshaye was built at Cheshunt Park. The house subsequently also became known as Cheshunt Park after the park in which it stood. The house was demolished in 1970.[4][5]
The park has grass and woodland which has ancient hedgerows, wildflower meadows, a pond and an orchard which is cropped by traditional cattle breeds.[3][6] It has car parking, a playground, toilets and a café.[1]
There is access from Park Lane.
Notes
- ↑ The Natural England page of the site is wrongly headed "Chestnut Park", but it refers to the "Friends of Cheshunt Park" and the map is correctly labelled
References
- 1 2 "Chestnut Park (sic)". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Map of Cheshunt Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Cheshunt Park leaflet" (PDF). Borough of Broxbourne. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Blatchley, Nicholas. "Cheshunt Park and the Cromwells". Herts Memories. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Page, William, ed. (1912). "Parishes: Cheshunt". A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 441–458. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cheshunt Park". Hertfordshire Countryside Management Service. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
External links
- Page, William, ed. (1912). "A History of the County of Hertford". Victoria County History. pp. 458–462.