Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BEAUDESERT PARK

BEAUDESERT PARK, a seat of the Marquis of Anglesey in Cannock chase, Stafford; 4 miles NW of Lichfield. The Marquis takes from it the title of Baron. The mansion is a stately old Tudor edifice; and the park is large and noble. Castle-Hill camp, within the grounds, was the site of an ancient royal hunting-seat; and commands a very extensive view.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Staffordshire AncC
Place: Beaudesert

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