Description
Collingwood Recreation Ground is open grassland with trees along the perimeter. The 1st edition OS Map of 1867 shows the site as a series of fields between Gander Green Lane and Balaam Lane, which later became Collingwood Road. The present boundary of the site to the allotments to the north represents a former field boundary.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Collingwood Road Recreation Ground |
|---|---|
| Site location | Collingwood Road, Sutton |
| Postcode | SM1 2LX |
| What3Words | ///hill.poster.focus |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children's playground, ball park, skate park |
| Public Transport | Rail: West Sutton. Bus: 80, 213, 413. |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ251649 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 6.88 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | Early C20th |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Sutton |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | No |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Sutton Green was originally the northern tip of Sutton Common, which was left as open space when the Common was enclosed in the early C19th. The 1815 Inclosure map called the site a play area. In 1867 the site was called ‘The Green' and is shown with the pond at the south end. This was named Victoria Pond and had a weeping willow planted on its island to commemorate Queen Victoria's Coronation in 1837.
Sutton Cricket Ground contains a pavilion that was the original station premises of Sutton Station c.1847. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the cricket ground on old farmland. The perimeter has been planted with young trees.
This was once the site of an C18th landscape, with a garden wall of the house dating from the 1800s. The medieval East Cheam Manor House was demolished in 1800 and Lower Cheam House was built on the site to the south. This too was demolished and land attached was redeveloped in the mid C20th, the 1960s development at Antrobus Close and Carlisle Road now occupying the site. There may be remains of the Jacobean garden associated with this site. In front of the terrace is open space.