Introduction
Until 1346 Lythwood was a royal hay of about 800 acres. In that year it was granted to Shrewsbury abbey with licence to impark 240 acres, although it is uncertain whether a park was actually created. There are now no remains of this medieval landscape.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Agriculture And Subsistence
Survival
Lost
Hectares
324
Civil Parish
Bayston Hill
- References
References
- Gaydon, A.T. {Victoria History of the County of Shropshire, Volume 8}, (London: Constable, 1968): 29. Victoria County History: Shropshire, Volume 8