By the late 18th century the other houses in the parish were strung out along the western and northern edges of the Lawn.
[2] In 1847 the Snig's End estate in the northeast of the parish was acquired by the National Land Company, which established a Chartist settlement.
The single-storey brick cottages, of the same design as on other Chartist estates, have four rooms and a front with a central pediment or low gable.
As late as 1628 there were still deer in the chase in considerable numbers, and in 1631 and 1638 efforts were made to prevent poaching and preserve the cover.
[2] Corse Court is a Grade II* listed former manor house, and dates back to the 14th century with several more modern extensions.
[3] Originally held by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey, it was later the seat of the Throckmorton family.