Delamere Forest Delamere Forest Delamere Forest or Delamere Forest Park is a large wood near the village of Delamere in Cheshire, England. The woodland, which is managed by the Forestry Commission, covers an area of making it the largest area of woodland in the county. It contains a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees. Delamere, which means "forest of the lakes", is all that remains of the great Forests of Mara and Mondrem which covered over of this part of Cheshire. Established in the late 11th century, they were the hunting forests of the Norman Earls of Chester. Order was maintained under
Delamere Park Rural District Council. These included people who were relatives of serving Polish soldiers. The presence of local people housed in temporary accommodation in what was a green belt area enabled the development of the current housing estate to take place. The estate as it currently exists was built during the 1970s, spearheaded by Tom Baron, a director of Whelmar Limited. Delamere Park was voted North West's Best Development of the 1970s by the National House Building Council. The modern day appearance of Delamere Park is far removed from its past setting as one of the largest displaced persons camps in