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Lullingstone Country Park is near Eynsford, in Kent, England. A former deer park of a large estate, later sold to become an open-space and woodland park. ==History== This 460 acre country park is between Eynsford and Shoreham; it was formerly a medieval deer park, and part of the estate and Manor of Lullingstone, which was mentioned in the Domesday Survey. In 1934, much of the park was sold to Kemp Town Brewery, Brighton who later sold it to Kent County Council in 1938. In 1944, during the 2nd World War, a decoy airfield was sited in the park, and Lullingstone Castle was used by the army.〔http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,2166/tab,history/Itemid,293/〕 The Lullingstone estate was also hit by various German bombs; most craters have been covered up. One crater is now hidden by trees.〔http://www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk/component/content/article/233〕 In the mid-1960s, Kent County Council leased the park to Dartford Rural District Council, who created an 18-hole golf course in the park. Later in the 20th Century, a 9-hole course was also added. This still occupies the western and central section of the park.〔http://www.lullingstonegolfcourse.co.uk/〕 The park is currently leased by Sevenoaks District Council, but the park is maintained by Kent County Council. Lullingstone Castle and its grounds remain in private ownership. Under the Hart-Dyke's.〔 In 1964, Summerhouse Knoll (a grass hill) within the park was dug up by Crayford Archaeological Research Group who found 1st Century pottery.〔http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/KAR1AND2/KAR1AND2_Lullingstone.htm〕〔http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/KAR008/KAR008_Lullingstone.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lullingstone Country Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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