Trent Park is a country park

Country park

A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term 'Country Park' has a special meaning. There are over 400 Country Parks in England alone . Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...

, formerly the grounds of a mansion house which currently forms the Trent Park campus of Middlesex University

Middlesex University

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 in the north of London

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, United Kingdom

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. The campus is home to the performing arts

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, teacher education

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, humanities

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, product design and engineering

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, television production

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 and biological science departments of the university and the Flood Hazard Research Centre. The sports ground in the park, Southgate Hockey Centre

Southgate Hockey Centre

Southgate Hockey Centre is a sports ground in Trent Park in North London, near Oakwood.The Centre is home to Southgate Hockey Club and Trent Park Running Club....

, provides facilities for the local community and the university.
Trent Park dates back to the fourteenth century when it was part of Enfield Chase

Enfield Chase

Enfield Chase is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, North London. It was once covered by woodland and used as a royal deer park. While it is no longer officially a 'place', the Church of England Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Enfield Chase, officially holds that title, which was effectively...

, one of Henry IV

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's hunting grounds.