recently been completed, "supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund", but does not specify the date. Light Railway The Stansted Park Light Railway () is a gauge miniature railway on the grounds of Stansted House. The railway opened on Easter 2005, and is designed to attract more visitors to the House, which is located in a forest near Havant. The railway uses locomotives and carriages designed and built by railway volunteers. The railway is rapidly expanding. The new extension is now complete, and incorporates a 12-foot span girder bridge. A new locomotive shed is also nearly finished. Early cricket In June 1741 a cricket between Slindon Cricket Club and Portsmouth Cricket Club was played in the park. It is the earliest report of a match involving the Slindon team. The team's patron Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, wrote in a letter to his friend Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, that "above 5,000 people" were present. This is the only time that Stansted Park is mentioned in surviving cricket records. The cricket club still plays fixtures during the summer months. References Bibliography Lewis Way - A Biography by Geoffrey Henderson, 2015 External links Stansted Park Light Railway Cricket in Sussex English cricket venues in the 18th century Country houses in West Sussex Gardens in West Sussex Chichester Historic house museums in West Sussex Historic house museums in Hampshire East Hampshire District