Bushy Park

Bushy Park is one of the Royal Parks in London. It is located in the southwest of London, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The 4.5 km ² park is located immediately north of Hampton Court Palace, within walking distance of Kingston upon Thames. The park has ponds for fishing and model boats, horse trails, flower gardens, a Farndickicht are with free roaming deer, wildlife management areas, the building of the National Physical Laboratory and the Royal Paddocks ( royal paddock ).

History

The now known as Bushy Park area has been inhabited since about 4000 years ago, as the discovery of a grave mound from the Bronze Age proves. Had received as King Henry VIII in 1529 donated to the Hampton Court Palace by Thomas Wolsey, also three parks came into his possession: Hare Warren, Middle Park and Bushy Park. The avid hunter was in the park deer settle.

King Charles I had the Longford River excavate a 19 mile canal, which supplied the palace and the numerous ponds with water. On his behalf Christopher Wren built a Diana Fountain and the Chestnut Avenue, the main axis between the palace and the Sandy Lane in Teddington. The park was opened to the public in 1752 after Timothy Bennet, a shoemaker from Hampton Wick, a right of passage had received.

End of the 19th century originated in Bushy Park, the rules of modern hockey sport. During the Second World War was in a building in the park, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, where General Dwight D. Eisenhower planned the D-Day.