43-466: Deer Park or Deerpark may refer to: Deer park (England) , parkland originally used by the nobility for hunting deer. Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Deer Park, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne, located within the City of Brimbank Deer Park railway station Canada [ edit ] Deer Park, Toronto , Ontario,
86-966: A townland in County Antrim , Northern Ireland Deer Park, County Fermanagh , a townland in County Fermanagh , Northern Ireland Deer Park, County Londonderry , a townland in County Londonderry , Northern Ireland Deer Park, County Tyrone , a townland in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland United States [ edit ] Deer Park, Alabama Deer Park, California , in Napa County Deer Park, El Dorado County, California Deer Park, former name of Cedar Grove, Fresno County, California Deer Park, Florida Deer Park, Illinois Deer Park, Indiana Deer Park, Louisville , Kentucky,
129-667: A Buddhist monastery in Escondido, California Deer Park Refinery , Deer Park, Texas Deer Park Spring Water , a division of Nestlé Waters North America Deer Park Tavern , a historical bar and restaurant in Newark, Delaware Michigan's Adventure , an amusement park formerly named Deer Park, in Muskegon, Michigan See also [ edit ] Old Deer Park , an area of open space in Richmond, London Topics referred to by
172-578: A favour, a signed warrant for a specified number of deer, usually one only, specified as buck or doe, which the recipient would present to the park keeper who would select and kill one and hand the carcass to the grantee. The Lisle Papers dating from the 1530s contains many such letters from prospective grantees requesting such gifts from the park of Honor Grenville , the lady of the manor of Umberleigh in Devon, and also contains reports to her from her bailiff listing grants of venison made from her park during
215-436: A male householder with no spouse present, and 26.0% had a female householder with no spouse present. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03, and the average family size was 2.70. 16.6% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 64.7% were 18 to 64, and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age
258-706: A neighborhood Deer Park, Maryland The Deer Park Hotel , built following the American Civil War Deer Park, Michigan , an unincorporated community Deer Park Township, Pennington County, Minnesota Deer Park, Missouri Deer Park (Omaha, Nebraska) , a neighborhood of Omaha Deer Park, New York , Long Island Deer Park (LIRR station) Deerpark, New York , Orange County Deer Park, Ohio Deer Park, Texas Deer Park, Washington Deer Park, Wisconsin Other uses [ edit ] Cirencester Deer Park School ,
301-653: A neighborhood France [ edit ] Parc-aux-Cerfs (English: Deer Park), a house at Versailles India [ edit ] Sarnath , Uttar Pradesh, a deer park which was legendary site of the Buddha's first sermon Deer Park (Delhi) , in the South Delhi locality of Hauz Khas Ireland [ edit ] Deerpark, County Cavan , a townland in County Cavan United Kingdom [ edit ] Deer Park, County Antrim ,
344-534: A park pale. Examples include Barnsdale in Yorkshire and Burghley on the Cambridgeshire / Lincolnshire border. Boundary earthworks have survived "in considerable numbers and a good state of preservation". Even where the bank and ditch do not survive, their former course can sometimes still be traced in modern field boundaries. The boundaries of early deer parks often formed parish boundaries. Where
387-550: A result of a local territorial dispute or vendetta or merely from high spirits. The penalties inflicted by royal justice were severe in such instances. For example, in 1523 Sir William St Loe (d. 1556) of Sutton Court , Chew Magna , Somerset, together with 16 others, armed with bows and arrows, crossbows and swords, broke into Banwell Park in Somerset, attached to Banwell Abbey , a residence belonging to Bishop of Bath and Wells William Barlow , and killed 4 bucks and other deer. In
430-661: A secondary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Deer Park, the development name for Mozilla Firefox 1.5 The Deer Park , a novel by Norman Mailer Deer Park Metropolitan Women's Correctional Centre, former name of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre , a prison in Deer Park, Victoria, Australia Deerpark Mines , disused mine in County Kilkenny, Ireland Deer Park Monastery ,
473-746: A specified exit where the king and his favoured courtiers would be awaiting with bows and arrows to kill them. Thus several dozen if not hundreds of deer could be killed in a single day, to the impoverishment of the local countryside for several months if not years into the future. Thus any landowner with a licensed park, even if within the circuit of such a drive, would be immune from the entry of such beaters into his park, and his deer would remain untouched. The French ambassador Charles de Marillac in his despatch of 12 August 1541 described this process as King Henry VIII went on royal progress to York: The King's fashion of proceeding in this progress is, wherever there are numerous deer, to enclose two to three hundred in
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#1732772175743516-575: Is a city in Hamilton County , Ohio , United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati . The population was 5,432 at the 2020 census . The Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway began running through the town in 1881, along the " Highland Route ". In 1795, following the signing of the Treaty of Greenville which provided assurances to Ohio settlers that they would be protected from Indian "intrusions", Samuel and Rebecca DeMent Pierson established
559-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Deer park (England) In medieval and Early Modern England , Wales and Ireland , a deer park ( Latin : novale cervorum, campus cervorum ) was an enclosed area containing deer . It was bounded by a ditch and bank with a wooden park pale on top of the bank, or by a stone or brick wall. The ditch
602-440: Is one of the many useful tasks awaiting the field-worker with patience and a good local knowledge". Most deer parks were bounded by significant earthworks topped by a park pale , typically of cleft oak stakes. These boundaries typically have a curving, rounded plan, possibly to economise on the materials and work involved in fencing and ditching. A few deer parks in areas with plentiful building stone had stone walls instead of
645-403: Is to say to enclose the land with a wall or hedgebank and to establish a captive herd of deer within, with exclusive hunting rights. This grant is witnessed by a charter on parchment, to which is affixed a rare example of a perfect great seal of Henry VIII, now hanging in a frame beneath the main staircase of Dyrham Park . It clearly was handed down with the deeds of the manor on the termination of
688-505: The Arundells had the 'stateliest park' in the shire. To establish a deer park a royal licence was required, known as a "licence to empark" —especially if the park was in or near a royal forest. Because of their cost and exclusivity, deer parks became status symbols. Deer were almost all kept within exclusive reserves with the larger ones often used as aristocratic playgrounds, for hunting, often with deer being driven into nets; and, there
731-572: The Labour Rate ) and urban poverty led to the introduction of lump sum capital taxation such as inheritance tax and a shift in power away from the aristocracy . Deer parks are notable landscape features in their own right. However, where they have survived into the 20th century, the lack of ploughing or development has often preserved other features within the park, including barrows , Roman roads and abandoned villages . The Tudor cartographer John Norden wrote of Cornish deer parks that
774-703: The Norman Conquest of England in 1066, William the Conqueror seized existing game reserves. Deer parks flourished and proliferated under the Normans, forming a forerunner of the deer parks that became popular among England's landed gentry. The Domesday Book of 1086 records thirty-six of them. Initially the Norman kings maintained an exclusive right to keep and hunt deer and established forest law for this purpose. In due course they also allowed members of
817-621: The 18th century many deer parks were landscaped, where deer then became optional within larger country parks, several of which were created or enlarged from wealth from trade and colonization in the British Empire . These later mostly gave way to profitable agriculture dependent on crop prices, with large parts of the workforce having been attracted elsewhere following increasing industrialization . This created pressure to sell off parts or divide such estates while rural population growth pushed up poor law rates (particularly outdoor relief and
860-855: The Denys era at Dyrham. The charter is of exceptional interest as it is signed as witnesses by men of the greatest importance in the state, who were at the King's side at that moment, at the Palace of Westminster. The text of the document, translated from Latin is as follows: Henry by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland sends greetings to his archbishops, bishops, abbotts, priors, dukes, marquises, earls, barons, judges, sheriffs, reeves, ministers and all our bailiffs and faithful subjects. Let it be known that we, motivated by our especial grace and certain knowledge of him, have granted for us and our heirs to our faithful servant William Denys, esquire of
903-639: The Royal Body, to him, his heirs and assigns, the right to empark 500 acres of land, meadow, pasture and wood together with appurtenance at Le Worthy within the manor of Dereham in the county of Gloucestershire and enclose them with fences and hedges in order to make a park there. Also that they may have free warren in all their demesne lands within the said manor. No other person may enter this park or warren to hunt or catch anything which might belong to that park or warren without permission from William, his heirs or assigns under penalty of £10, provided that
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#1732772175743946-402: The average family size was 2.94. In the city the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males. The median income for a household in the city
989-410: The city was 84.7% White , 5.8% Black or African American , 0.2% Native American , 2.2% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.6% from some other race , and 5.5% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,600 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 27.2% had
1032-407: The city. The population density was 6,979.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,694.6/km ). There were 2,723 housing units at an average density of 3,176.8 per square mile (1,226.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.52% White , 1.69% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.69% Asian , 0.22% from other races , and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of
1075-496: The deer park reverted to agriculture, the newly established field system was often rectilinear, clearly contrasting with the system outside the park. In Ireland, the placename Deerpark is common, but it is post-medieval in origin and does not indicate a Norman-era deer park. Ireland's best-known deerpark, for example, is the Phoenix Park , but that was not stocked with deer until 1662. Deer Park, Ohio Deer Park
1118-574: The first log home in the area near Deer Park. In 1894, Deer Park was described as having one store and a Catholic church. The community was incorporated in 1912. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km ), all land. As of the census of 2020, there were 5,432 people living in the city, for a population density of 6,360.66 people per square mile (2,456.77/km ). There were 2,745 housing units. The racial makeup of
1161-617: The following August he made a similar raid and killed more than 20 deer, the heads of which he stuck on the boundary palings. He was ordered to appear before a magistrate, but the record of his punishment if any has not survived. However, after the Dissolution of the Monasteries a short while later, in 1552 Sir William obtained for himself from the crown the office of Keeper of Banwell Park. In 1955 W. G. Hoskins remarked that "the reconstruction of medieval parks and their boundaries
1204-561: The land is not within our forest . Witnessed by: Given by our hand at Westminster on the 5th day of June in the 3rd year of our reign. (1511) From the size of the present park it appears that only about 250 acres were ultimately enclosed. The grant of emparkment was separate from and in addition to the grant of free warren in his demesne lands. This latter allowed him to hunt exclusively on his unenclosed, other untenanted lands which were managed by his own staff. High dry-stone walls, typical of Gloucestershire, still survive around parts of
1247-469: The native Gaelic Irish . Research by Fiona Beglane identified forty-six Irish deer parks established before 1400. James I was an enthusiast for hunting and had an extensive deer park created at Theobalds Palace , but it became less fashionable and popular after the Civil War . The number of deer parks then declined, contemporary books documenting other more profitable uses for such an estate. During
1290-634: The nobility and senior clergy to maintain deer parks. At their peak at the turn of the 14th century, deer parks may have covered 2% of the land area of England. After the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, many deer parks were established in the new Lordship of Ireland . The fallow deer is not native to Ireland and is believed to have been introduced at the royal deer park at Glencree in 1244. The Cambro-Norman landlords also used deer parks to produce timber and charcoal , and to protect their livestock (cattle, sheep, etc.) from being stolen by
1333-528: The past year. Such grants acted as common features of the mediaeval social machinery. King Henry VIII appointed Sir William Denys (1470–1533) an Esquire of the Body at some date before 5 June 1511. It was perhaps at the very time of William's appointment to that position at court that the King promised him the honour of a licence to empark 500 acres of his manor of Dyrham in Gloucestershire, which
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1376-581: The population were employed, and 42.0% had a bachelor's degree or higher. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,736 people, 2,618 households, and 1,398 families living in the city. The population density was 6,593.1 inhabitants per square mile (2,545.6/km ). There were 2,784 housing units at an average density of 3,200.0 per square mile (1,235.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 91.9% White , 4.6% African American , 0.1% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.6% from other races , and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of
1419-441: The population. There were 2,618 households, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.6% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1462-408: The population. There were 2,634 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and
1505-597: The present parkland, which is still stocked with a herd of fallow deer. The park was thus an area in which Denys's deer would be at his own disposal and would be safe from being hunted or otherwise taken by any other person, including his neighbours and the king himself. The king when on royal progress throughout his kingdom was accompanied by an enormous entourage which needed daily feeding and entertainment, both of which functions were achieved by holding driven game shoots, in which an area of ground several miles in area would be surrounded and any deer within would be driven towards
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1591-497: The trees and then send in many greyhounds to kill them, that he may share them among the gentlemen of the country and of his court. Deer situated within licensed deer parks were thus immune from such mass round-ups, and the grant by the king of such licences therefore had the effect of depriving himself of much valuable game with which to feed his followers. Early historical records are replete with instances of noblemen breaking into each other's parks and killing deer therein, often as
1634-498: Was $ 39,692, and the median income for a family was $ 45,585. Males had a median income of $ 36,753 versus $ 28,706 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 22,274. About 3.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. The city of Deer Park is served by the Deer Park City School District which serves
1677-436: Was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 38.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,982 people, 2,634 households, and 1,496 families living in
1720-421: Was 44.2. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey , for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $ 68,545, and the median income for a family was $ 87,996. About 9.4% of the population were living below the poverty line , including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or older. About 70.9% of
1763-715: Was manipulated to produce a habitat that was both suitable for the deer and also provided space for hunting. "Tree dotted lawns, tree clumps and compact woods" provided "launds" (pasture) over which the deer were hunted and wooded cover for the deer to avoid human contact. The landscape was intended to be visually attractive as well as functional. Some deer parks were established in the Anglo-Saxon era and are mentioned in Anglo-Saxon Charters ; these were often called hays (from Old English heġe (“hedge, fence”) and ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”). After
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1806-461: Was no legitimate market for venison without an established provenance. Thus the ability to eat venison or give it to others was also a status symbol. Consequently, many deer parks were maintained for the supply of venison, rather than hunting the deer. Small deer parks which functioned primarily as household larders were attached to many smaller manors, such as at Umberleigh in Devon. Owners would grant to their friends or to others to whom they owed
1849-402: Was on the inside increasing the effective height. Some parks had deer " leaps ", where there was an external ramp and the inner ditch was constructed on a grander scale, thus allowing deer to enter the park but preventing them from leaving. Deer parks could vary in size from a circumference of many miles down to what amounted to little more than a deer paddock. The landscape within a deer park
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