ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛn ɐ pˈɑːɹk ænd mˈɪɹ wɜː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ʌvðə stˈeɪtli hˈoʊm, lˈɪvɚmˌɪɹ hˈɔːl, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪtsˈɛlf dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
The village was almost entirely demolished in the 18th century when a park and mere were created in the grounds of the stately home, Livermere Hall, which was itself destroyed in 1923.