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.
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.