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Brookmans Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brookmans Park

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Brookmans Park history

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Miss Muffet

Local legend has it that “Little Miss Muffet” of the nursery rhyme was Patience Moffat, daughter of entomologist Dr. Thomas Moffat. The traceable origins of the rhyme are murky, as it did not appear in a printed version until 1805.

Two estates and great houses

Gobions estate was transferred to John More in 1397: the house renamed More Hall. More Hall later became Gubbins or Gobions, also Gybynnes. The name has varied over the centuries and through many ownerships. In the 1700s the area of Brookmans Park was recorded as having two manor houses.

Folly Arch

Folly Arch was erected as one of the entrances to the Gobions estate as part of Charles Bridgeman’s garden design for Sir Jeremy Sambrooke c. 1740. It is a Grade II* listed building and visible from Brookmans Park, north of Hawkshead Road.

Birth of a village

In 1923 land from Gobions Estate was bought by the White/Calder building syndicate to construct a commuter village. The London & North Eastern Railway built Brookmans Park Railway Station in 1926. In the late 1930s there was a building spree: 55 in 1936, 60 in 1937 – in Uplands Drive, The Grove, Kentish Lane and Westland Drive.

Second World War

In 1940 the first 1000lb bomb was dropped on Queenswood’s hockey field. Brookmans Park was on the Outer London Defence Ring. The London Blitz resulted in children being evacuated to the park.

You can visit Brookmans Park places with Walkfo Brookmans Park to hear history at Brookmans Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Brookmans Park has 36 places to visit in our interactive Brookmans Park map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Brookmans Park, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Brookmans Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Brookmans Park & the surrounding areas.

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36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Brookmans Park places to visit

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Brookmans Park has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Brookmans Park’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Brookmans Park’s information audio spots:

Mutton Lane Cemetery Mutton Lane Cemetery is a cemetery in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire . It is associated with nearby St Mary the Virgin and All Saints church . The cemetery includes a garden of remembrance for prisoners of war .

Colney Heath Mill Colney Heath Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill at Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

Oakmere House Oakmere House is a grade II listed building in Potters Bar, England. The pub is under the management of the Harvester company. The rear of the building faces onto Oakmere Park.

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