id path . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁between ▁Beck ley ▁and ▁Ot mo or ▁just ▁outside ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁regularly ▁used ▁for ▁photo ▁sho ots ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁location . ▁ ▁History ▁Beck ley ▁Park ▁was ▁first ▁en closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁from ▁land ▁held ▁by ▁Roger ▁d ' I v ry ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Richard , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Corn wall , ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁palace ▁on ▁Beck ley ▁Hill ▁around ▁which ▁grew ▁the ▁village . ▁He ▁then ▁limited ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁by ▁a ▁stone ▁wall , ▁partly ▁ext ant , ▁and ▁stock ed ▁with ▁de er . ▁The ▁hunting ▁l odge ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁Sax on ▁site ▁at ▁this ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁en closure . ▁First ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 7 , ▁the ▁l odge ▁was ▁re - built ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 6 ▁for ▁King ▁Edward ▁III ; ▁the ▁mo ats , ▁hall ▁but tr esses ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁crown ▁property ▁and ▁its ▁keep ers ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁for ▁two ▁centuries : ▁notable ▁families ▁were ▁the ▁Ham dens , ▁the ▁Ver ne ys ; ▁and ▁Sir ▁John , ▁later ▁Lord ▁Williams ▁of ▁Th ame ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 0 ▁held ▁the ▁park ▁by ▁grant , ▁re built ▁the ▁l odge ▁to ▁probably ▁the ▁present ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁and ▁l odge ▁passed ▁to