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DEER PARK - LoveToKnow Article on DEER PARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The distinction between a deer park and a deer forest is that the former is always enclosed either by a wall or fence, and is relatively small, whereas the forest covers a much larger area, and is not only open but sometimes contains practically no trees at all. |
 | | Originally, the possession of a deer park in England was a royal prerogative, and no subject could enclose one withont a direct grant from the crowna licence to impark, like a lkence to embattle a house, was always necessary. |
 | | All these parks are famous either for their size, their beauty, or the number and long descent of the deer which inhabit them. |
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