The Premonstratensian monastery of Barlings was founded in 1154 by Ralf de Haya with endowment of Barlings vill and church that excluded his hunting park there. Barlings Park was added to the endowment by Nicholas de Haya before the end of the 12th century. The field names 'Greate Parke' and 'Ley Parke' occur in the post-Dissolution lease of the monastic demesne and the name was latterly attached to that part of the parish lying west and north-west of Barlings village against the parish boundary, which included at least one block of woodland named Barlings Park: The curving boundary of a dyked stream (from TF 0553 7541 to TF 0652 7555) may mark its north limit, perhaps continuing southeast (to TF 0691 7530) before turning south along the edge of the woodland to the parish boundary. {1} Barlings Park is an area of woodland (all of which is classified as semi-natural) included in the Nature Conservancy Council's 'Inventory of Ancient Woodland'. Ancient woodland status considered to be highly probable. {2}