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”). See more

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 … See more

W. G. Hoskins remarked that "the reconstruction of medieval parks and their boundaries 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 See more

• Chase (land)
• European fallow deer: the main species introduced into these deer parks, smaller and more containable than the large native British red deer See more

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, … See more

Deer parks could vary in size from a circumference of many miles down to what amounted to little more than a deer paddock. The … See more

Stocked with fallow deer
• Richmond Park, Surrey (now Greater London), a royal park (also red deer)
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