Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
ENGLISH DEER PARKS.
Some of the Splendid Estates Owned
by the Nobility.

From the London Mall n
There is no country in the world which
has many deer. parks as England In
the reign of Charles l Windsor Park COW
cred 100000 acres. 1T now consists of 1850
acres and 1,450 acres adjoining, known
Windsor forest. Richmond Park extends
over 1000 acres, and, thanks to it's proX-
unity, may be almost regarded as a lung
of London. One of the largest and oldest
deer parks in England belongs to the Mar
quis of Aberga venny, and cncircles his seat,
Fridge Castle, near Thbridge Wells. The
park consists of $50 acres, and contains
ninety miles of drives. 1t is well stocked
with deer. Lord Bagots Park in Stafford
shire is very ancient Enclosure of over
] 600 acres and, besides the deer, contains
a herd of extraordinarily fierce and wild
goats, presented to an ancestor of his lord
ship by Richard H.
Blenheim Park, Which is twelve miles
round, has an acreage of 200. His grace
of Marlborough. it is said, is about incress-
ing his herd of deer, which at present COM
prises 30 falow and GA red deer. y curious
feature in Blenheim Park is an arrange
ment of the oak and cedar trees, which are
grouped in separate bodies, so as to indi-
cate the position of the Dutch and English
II oops at the battle of Blenheim. The
largest park in England is Grimsthorpe,
the property of Lord Aveland, in Lincoln
shire. 1t is no less than sixteen and three
quarter miles in circumference The red
deer have been bred here for centuries.
although the herd is not so numerous as
that which roam over the wilds of Tatton
Park the seat of Lord Egerton, which
comprises 9, 800 acres of Cheshire land. The
deer here are of extraordinary beauty, and
number 500 fallow and forty red. The
firest deer in Kent are TO be found in East
well Park, 250S acres the seat of the Earl
of Winchisea. This cha: ming place was
for some wears rented by the Duke of
ss.x fsII, no da6 in N a md
One of the grandest parks in England is
CEatsworth, the Duke of Devonshires seat
in Derbyshire. Every variety of scenery is
to be found in this domain. 1t is pretty
sight in the evening to see the deer quench-
ing their thirst in the Derwent. which runs
through the grounds. Lord Kimberley has
restored the deer to his Norfolk Park,
which were removed during the present
century by his predecessors He is said to
have declared that "a park is not a park
without deer"
The Prince of Wales park, at Sandring-
ham, is not large one, but 1t contains a
splendid assortment of deer, introduced
from Windsor, the antlers of some of the
stays being thirty-five and a half inches
long and eight inches round at the root.
Lord Hills park, HaWkStone, Shropshire,
is so oommandingly situated that the eye
can wander over fifteen counties The deer
are not numerous, but they are of excellent
quality, being highly esteemed in the Lon
don market, on account of a very peculiar
flavor. 1t is said that the pres Lord
Derby intends to present the London hos
pitfalls yearly with some game and venisOn.
This his lordship can well afford to do.
the 300 fallow and eighty red deer.
which have some 1000 acres to roam over
at knoWsley, Lancashire, could be largely
increased. 1t is impossible to do justice to
the beauties of the Duke of POrtland's park
at Welbeck Abbey 1t comprises 2,2Ss
acres, and contains hundreds of beautiful
oaks, including the venerable "Greenda-e,
which is 700 years old and fifty feet in cir
conference.
The most picturesque of all English parks
are Lyme Park, the splendid seat of the
Leghs in Cheshire, $500 acres, where the
deer have roamed for nigh on 600 years;
and Ugbroole, Lord CtiffordS seat on the
confines of Dartmoor, "A special feature of
this park is what is known as the riding
park, q stretch ofssmooth turf extending
over seven miles 1t is fair to say, how
ever, that the opinion relative to Lyme
and Cgbrooke is not shared by a relation
of the late Mr. Nestield, one of the greatest
landscape gardeners ever known. Mr.. Mes
field was always of opinion that I.ongleat,
the Marquis of Baths seat near Warmn-
ster, had greater natural advantages than
any other park in England. La his opinion
also, Lord Stamfords park of ERADICATE,
with its gnarled and ShiYered oaks, pro-
jecting rocks and ferns, presents a scene of
wild and picturesque beauty not to be
found in any other English park.
The Duke of Norfolk's park at Arundel is
seven miles round and well stocked with
deer. This description applies also to AL
ton Towers, Stafford, the Earl of Shrews-
bury's seat. Lord Salsburys park at Hat
field is not large, being only thirty-four
acres, but it contains 1860 failow deer. The
Duke of Bedford's deer park at Woburn is
remarkable for a wall eight feet high,
which runs all round it. There are both
red and fallow deer here. The number of
deer parks in Scotland and Ireland is
small. The Duke of Hamilton owns wild
cattle, so does the Earl of Tankerville.
There are altogether 1874 parks well stocked
with deer in the different counties of Eng
land, and red deer are found in about
thirty-one.
1t is well-known fact that. but for the
pride entertained by most English noble
men for their deer parks, many estates
would of late have found their way into
the market.