Description
The 1st edition OS 1867 shows the site of Corrigan Avenue Recreation Ground as part of open land (field systems) to the south of the wooded area, Ruffet Wood and Big Wood. The park is a grassed area with well wooded boundaries of mature and semi-mature trees. Additional clumps of trees are in the grassed area.
Practical Information
| Site location | Corrigan Avenue, Coulsdon |
|---|---|
| Postcode | CR5 2QP |
| What3Words | ///future.token.goods |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children’s playground, football pitches, tennis court, changing rooms |
| Public Transport | Rail: Woodmansterne. Bus: 166. |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ283600 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 5.86 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service; Friends of Corrigan Avenue Recreation Ground |
| 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
Woodcote Grove House was the former home of the Campbell-Johnston family, and is set in landscaped grounds that include Chinese and formal gardens of c.1910. Woodcote Grove House is now a care home for the elderly providing for 30 people. A self-contained nursing wing for 20 people has now been added.
Rickman Hill Recreation Ground was formerly an old field with a small woodland, Mother Kitty's Shaw, in the north-east corner. Much of this area was once owned by the Carew family, who had held land at Hartley since the C14th. Later Henry VIII granted the Manor of Coulsdon to Sir Nicholas Carew of Beddington, whose father Sir Richard Carew had bequeathed land at Ruckkenhams, or Rickham Hill, to his widow. The site was purchased in 1927 by Coulsdon & Purley UDC for use as a recreation ground.
From 1771-1834 The Oaks was the seat of the Earls of Derby who used it as a base for horse racing. Two famous Epsom races, The Oaks and The Derby were conceived here and first run in 1779 and 1780, named after the house and the 12th Earl respectively. The house was demolished by 1960 but a number of outbuildings survive and the extensive parkland retains the framework of the park created in the 1770s. It is now partly a public park and partly sports centre and golf course. with many mature and semi mature trees.