The area that is now the Park is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, as being included in the Hundred of Bourne. Some sources suggest that at some time before 1094, a hunting lodge was built for Roger de Montgomery, first Earl of Arundel.
According to the Domesday Book from 1086, the area now known as the park was included in the Bourne Hundred. Some records indicate that prior to 1094, a hunting lodge was built for Roger de Montgomery, who was the first Earl of Arundel.