▁the ▁Nor re ys ▁family , ▁whose ▁head ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁ ▁was ▁created ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ab ing don . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁Century ▁also ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Led well s ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁gener ations . ▁The ▁Est ate ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ab ing don ▁to ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁owner ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁remains ▁un alter ed ▁and ▁' un mod ern ised ' ▁to ▁an ▁unusual ▁extent . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁( with ▁some ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁areas ) ▁of ▁historic ▁interest ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁( List ▁Entry ▁Number : ▁ 1 0 0 1 0 8 7 ). ▁The ▁listing ▁offers ▁this ▁summary : ▁▁ ▁F ormal ▁early ▁C 2 0 ▁gard ens ▁surrounding ▁a ▁mid ▁C 1 6 ▁hunting ▁l odge , ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁three ▁concent ric ▁medieval ▁mo ats , ▁formerly ▁en clos ing ▁a ▁medieval ▁royal ▁hunting ▁l odge . ▁The ▁mo ats ▁were ▁probably ▁part ▁of ▁medieval ▁garden ▁features , ▁which ▁possibly ▁extended ▁into ▁the ▁wider ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁former ▁de er ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁List ing ▁document ▁provides ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁including ▁this ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁years : ▁ ▁Beck ley ▁Park , ▁known ▁as ▁Lower ▁Park ▁Farm ▁in ▁the ▁C 1 9 ▁and ▁early ▁C 2 0