Queens Wood is a fragment of the vast ancient oak wood that once stretched to the Welsh borders and beyond. It frequently reverted to the source of all estates, "the crown" (the monarch) intermittently, and changed its name from 'Kings Wood' to 'Queen's Wood' in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. During the 17th century Queens Wood belonged to the adjacent Hampton Court House or Castle which is on the opposite side of the local main road. During World War I the woods were virtually clear-felled to provide timber for the war effort.
