ðə nˈoːɹmən kˈɪŋz ˈɔːlsoʊ vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɪt, ænd ðə pˈɑːɹk wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli fˈɔːɹməli dᵻfˈaɪnd wɪð dˈɪɹ lˈiːps ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛlfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi baɪ hˈɛnɹi ˈaɪ. wɪðˌɪn ɪts bˈaʊndɚɹiz, ðə pˈɑːɹk wʌz lˈeɪd ˈaʊt wɪð lˈɔːnz, kˈɑːpɪsᵻz, mˈɛdoʊz ænd wˈʊdpˈæstʃɚ.
The Norman kings also visited it, and the park was probably formally defined with deer leaps in the early 12th century by Henry I. Within its boundaries, the park was laid out with lawns, coppices, meadows and wood-pasture.