List of parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon
This is a list of parks and open spaces within the boundary of the London Borough of Croydon, England.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
A
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Addington Hills ![]() | Shirley | 130 acres (53 ha) | ![]() |
Addington Park ![]() | Addington | 24.5 acres (9.9 ha) | ![]() |
Addington Vale ![]() | New Addington | 48 acres (19 ha) | |
Addiscombe Railway Park ![]() | Addiscombe | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | ![]() |
Addiscombe Recreation Ground ![]() | Addiscombe | 8 acres (3.2 ha) | ![]() |
Apsley Road Playground ![]() | South Norwood | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) | ![]() |
Ashburton Park ![]() | Woodside | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) | ![]() |
Ashburton Playing Fields ![]() | Woodside | 49.5 acres (20.0 ha) | ![]() |
B
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Beaulieu Heights ![]() | South Norwood | 16 acres (6.5 ha) | ![]() |
Betts Mead Recreation Ground ![]() | Kenley | 30 acres (12 ha) | |
Beulah Hill Pond ![]() | Upper Norwood | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | ![]() |
Biggin Wood ![]() | Upper Norwood | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) | ![]() |
Birchwood and Castle Hill Ruffetts ![]() | New Addington | 37.25 acres (15.07 ha) | |
Boulogne Road Playground ![]() | Thornton Heath | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | |
Boundary Woods ![]() | New Addington | 4.25 acres (1.72 ha) | |
Bourne Park ![]() | Kenley | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) | |
Bradmore Green ![]() | Old Coulsdon | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | ![]() |
Bramley Bank ![]() | Shirley | 24 acres (9.7 ha) | |
Brickfields Meadow ![]() | South Norwood | 4.37 ha (10.8 acres) | ![]() |
C
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Canterbury Road Recreation Ground ![]() | Broad Green | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) | ![]() |
Central Nursery ![]() | Shirley | 10.5 acres (4.2 ha) | |
Chaldon Way Gardens ![]() | Coulsdon | 0.49 acres (0.20 ha) | ![]() |
Coombe Wood ![]() | Shirley | 5.67 ha (14.0 acres) | ![]() |
Copse Hill Spinney ![]() | Purley | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |
Cotelands ![]() | Croydon | 0.49 acres (0.20 ha) | ![]() |
Coulsdon Memorial Ground ![]() | Coulsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | ![]() |
Courtwood Children's Playground ![]() | Forestdale | 0.74 acres (0.30 ha) | |
Croham Hurst ![]() | South Croydon | 34.3 ha (85 acres)[1] | ![]() |
D
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Dartnell Road Wayside Amentity Area ![]() | Woodside | 0.15 acres (0.061 ha) | |
Duppas Hill ![]() | Croydon | 34 acres (14 ha) | ![]() |
F
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Fairfield Gardens ![]() | Croydon | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | ![]() |
Falconwood Meadow ![]() | Forestdale | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) | |
Farthing Downs ![]() | Coulsdon | 235 acres (95 ha) | |
Foxearth Spinney ![]() | Selsdon | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) | |
Foxes Wood ![]() | Shirley | 8.105 acres (3.280 ha) | ![]() |
Foxley Wood ![]() | Purley | 26.5 acres (10.7 ha) | |
Fox Shaw ![]() | Selsdon | 9.75 acres (3.95 ha) |
G
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Glade Wood ![]() | Monks Orchard | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | |
Grange Park ![]() | Old Coulsdon | 11 acres (4.5 ha) | |
Grangewood Park ![]() | South Norwood | 27.75 acres (11.23 ha) | ![]() |
Green Lane Sports Ground ![]() | Norbury | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
H
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Haling Grove ![]() | South Croydon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | ![]() |
Hamsey Green Pond ![]() | Sanderstead | 0.08 ha (0.20 acres) | |
Happy Valley Park ![]() | Old Coulsdon | 252.5 acres (102.2 ha) | |
Hawkhirst ![]() | Kenley | 35.5 acres (14.4 ha) | ![]() |
Heathfield ![]() | Addington | 18 acres (7.3 ha) | ![]() |
Heavers Meadow ![]() | Selhurst | 8.75 acres (3.54 ha) | |
Higher Drive Recreation Ground ![]() | Purley | 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) | |
Hutchinson's Bank ![]() | New Addington | 54 acres (22 ha) |
I
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Inwood ![]() | Old Coulsdon | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
J
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Jewel's Wood ![]() | New Addington | 38.5 acres (15.6 ha) |
K
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Kenley Common ![]() | Kenley | 138 acres (56 ha) | ![]() |
King George's Field ![]() | Selhurst | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | |
Kings Wood ![]() | Sanderstead | 147.5 acres (59.7 ha) | ![]() |
L
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Ladygrove ![]() | Forestdale | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) | |
Little Road Playground ![]() | Addiscombe | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) | |
Littleheath Woods ![]() | Selsdon | 64 acres (26 ha) | |
Lloyd Park ![]() | Croydon | 114 acres (46 ha) | ![]() |
Long Lane Wood ![]() | Monks Orchard | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | ![]() |
M
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Mayfield Road Playground ![]() | Thornton Heath | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | |
Millers Pond ![]() | Shirley | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | ![]() |
Millstock ![]() | Hooley | 60 acres (24 ha) | |
Milne Park ![]() | New Addington | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | ![]() |
Mitcham Common ![]() | Mitcham | 460 acres (190 ha) | ![]() |
N
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Norbury Hall Park ![]() | Norbury | 8 acres (3.2 ha) | ![]() |
Norbury Park ![]() | Norbury | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) | ![]() |
Northborough Road Playground ![]() | Norbury | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | ![]() |
Northbrook Road Playground ![]() | Thornton Heath | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) | |
North Down Recreation Ground ![]() | New Addington | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) | ![]() |
Northwood Road Playground ![]() | Norbury | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) | |
Norwood Grove ![]() | Upper Norwood | 13.62 ha (33.7 acres)[2] | ![]() |
O
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Oakland Wood ![]() | South Norwood | 0.16 ha (0.40 acres) |
P
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Park Hill Recreation Ground ![]() | Croydon | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | |
Parkfields ![]() | Monks Orchard | 13.25 acres (5.36 ha) | |
Pinewood ![]() | Shirley | 11 acres (4.5 ha) | |
Pollards Hill Park ![]() | Pollards Hill | 7.75 acres (3.14 ha) | ![]() |
Promenade De Verdun ![]() | Woodcote | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ![]() |
Purley Beeches ![]() | Sanderstead | 17.75 acres (7.18 ha) | ![]() |
Purley Way Playing Fields ![]() | Waddon | 109 acres (44 ha) | ![]() |
Purley Way West ![]() | Waddon | 20.75 acres (8.40 ha) | ![]() |
Q
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Queen's Gardens ![]() | Croydon | 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) | ![]() |
Queenhill Road Playspace ![]() | Selsdon | 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) |
R
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Ragged Grove ![]() | Sanderstead | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | |
Rickman Hill ![]() | Coulsdon | 16.5 acres (6.7 ha) | ![]() |
Riddlesdown Common ![]() | Kenley | 37 acres (15 ha) | |
Rotary Field ![]() | Purley | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) | ![]() |
Rowdown Field ![]() | New Addington | 29.2 acres (11.8 ha) | |
Rowdown Wood ![]() | New Addington | 34 acres (14 ha) | ![]() |
S
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Sanderstead Plantation ![]() | Sanderstead | 21.75 acres (8.80 ha) | |
Sanderstead Pond ![]() | Sanderstead | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) | ![]() |
Sanderstead Recreation Ground ![]() | Sanderstead | 19.5 acres (7.9 ha) | |
Selsdon Recreation Ground ![]() | Selsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | |
Selsdon Wood ![]() | Selsdon | 200 acres (81 ha) | ![]() |
Shirley Church Recreation Ground ![]() | Shirley | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) | ![]() |
Shirley Heath ![]() | Shirley | 68 acres (28 ha) | ![]() |
Shirley Park Estate ![]() | Shirley | 11 acres (4.5 ha) | |
South Croydon Recreation Ground ![]() | South Croydon | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) | ![]() |
South Norwood Country Park ![]() | South Norwood | 125 acres (51 ha) | ![]() |
South Norwood Lake and Grounds ![]() | South Norwood | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) | |
South Norwood Recreation Ground ![]() | South Norwood | 14 acres (5.7 ha) | |
Spring Park Wood ![]() | Shirley | 7 acres (2.8 ha) | ![]() |
St. James' Church Rest Garden ![]() | Croydon | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | ![]() |
St. Johns Memorial Garden ![]() | Old Town | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | ![]() |
Stambourne Woodland Walk ![]() | Upper Norwood | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) | |
Stroud Green Well ![]() | Shirley | 2.78 ha (6.9 acres) |
T
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Temple Avenue Copse ![]() | Shirley | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |
The Avenue ![]() | Kenley | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) | |
The Beeches ![]() | Sanderstead | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) | |
The Lawns ![]() | Upper Norwood | 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) | ![]() |
The Ruffet ![]() | South Croydon | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) | |
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground ![]() | Thornton Heath | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) | ![]() |
Three Corner Grove ![]() | New Addington | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | |
Threehalfpenny Wood ![]() | Addington | 25 acres (10 ha) | ![]() |
Trumble Gardens ![]() | Thornton Heath | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
U
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Upper Norwood Recreation Ground ![]() | Upper Norwood | 19 acres (7.7 ha) | ![]() |
W
Name | Place | Area | Image |
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Waddon Ponds ![]() | Waddon | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) | ![]() |
Wandle Park ![]() | Waddon | 21 acres (8.5 ha) | ![]() |
Westow Park ![]() | Upper Norwood | 6.75 acres (2.73 ha) | ![]() |
Wettern Tree Garden ![]() | Sanderstead | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) | ![]() |
Whitehorse Meadow ![]() | South Norwood | 1.09 ha (2.7 acres) | ![]() |
Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground ![]() | Croydon | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) | ![]() |
Wilford Road Recreation Ground ![]() | Croydon | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) | ![]() |
Woodcote Grove Recreation Ground ![]() | Coulsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | |
Woodcote Village Green ![]() | Purley | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) | ![]() |
Woodside Green ![]() | Woodside | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) | ![]() |
See also
Notes
References
External links
- Croydon Council - Parks and Open Spaces A-Z
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- Alexandra
- Arnos
- Barking
- Barra Hall
- Battersea
- Beckenham Place Park
- Blackheath
- Brockwell
- Burgess
- Charlton
- Clissold
- Crystal Palace
- Dulwich
- Enfield Town
- Finsbury
- Forster Memorial
- Hampstead Heath
- Hanworth
- Holland
- Mayesbrook
- Mountsfield
- Old Deer
- Parsloes
- Primrose Hill
- Pymmes
- Queen's Park
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Ravenscourt
- Ruskin
- Southwark
- Valentines
- Victoria
- Wandsworth
- Wanstead
- Waterlow Park
- West Ham
- Wimbledon
- Camberwell
- Crooked Billet
- Islington
- Kew
- Newington
- Parsons
- Richmond
- Shepherd's Bush
- Turnham
- Twickenham
- Avenue House
- Belair Park
- Boston Manor Park
- Broomfield House
- Cannizaro Park
- Chiswick House
- Danson Park
- Grovelands Park
- Grove Park
- Gunnersbury Park
- Hall Place
- Hampton Court Park
- Hillingdon Court
- Kenwood House
- Lamorbey Park
- Langtons
- Manor House Gardens
- Marble Hill Park
- Morden Hall Park
- Morden Park
- Osterley Park
- Syon House
- Valence House Museum
- Walpole Park