Annesley Park
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Annesley Park
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 28 Nov 2010
Looking east from Kennel Lane across the undulating parkland. This area was once the pleasure grounds belonging to Annesley Hall - see Image The park contains the remains of a 13th century motte and bailey castle (Castle Hill) and was used as a deer park from 1327. Major landscaping took place during the 17th century and further improvements to the grounds were carried out by John Chaworth-Musters from 1859. Today it is used for cattle and sheep grazing.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.058395
Longitude
-1.251391