, ▁is ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 5 - 6 , ▁having ▁been ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Hon our ▁of ▁St ▁Val ery , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁main ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Val ery ▁family . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 1 9 0 s ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁ref urb ished ▁and ▁en closed ▁by ▁a ▁stone ▁wall . ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 7 , ▁the ▁park ▁having ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Crown , ▁Henry ▁III ▁granted ▁the ▁man or ▁and ▁park ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁who ▁rest ock ed ▁the ▁park ▁with ▁de er ▁and ▁constructed ▁a ▁de er ▁le ap . ▁The ▁park ▁subsequently ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Beck ley ▁Park ▁formed ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁hunting ▁l odge , ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁c ▁ 3 0 0 ha ▁park , ▁probably ▁initially ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁C 1 3 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁royal ▁hunting ▁parties ▁and ▁other ▁entertain ments . ▁The ▁site ▁contained ▁a ▁hall , ▁ch amb ers , ▁chap el , ▁kitchen ▁and ▁st ables , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁garden ▁and ▁v ine yard , ▁all ▁possibly ▁contained ▁within ▁a ▁mo at . ▁The ▁l odge ▁was ▁re built ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁lav ish ▁scale ▁for ▁Edward ▁II ▁over ▁several ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 3 7