Description
Cuddington Recreation Ground dates from c.1930 and the bowling green is surrounded by railings of the same fretted ornamental type as found at Rosehill Park West and Quarry Park. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as part of open land and fields to the south of Ruffet Wood and Big Wood. The park is on slightly undulating land, cut through by the Beverley Brook with a heavily wooded belt of willows and oaks near the banks, and has open grassland with mature and young trees both around the perimeter and in discrete clumps.
Practical Information
| Site location | St Clair Drive/Sandringham Road, Worcester Park |
|---|---|
| Postcode | KT4 8UJ |
| What3Words | ///tuck.plant.charge |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Facilities | Children’s playground, football pitch, tennis court, Ball park; Cuddington Bowling Club. |
| Public Transport | Rail: Stonleigh. Bus: K10, 293, 151, X26. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ224653 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 9.97 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service; Friends of Cuddington Recreation Ground |
| Dates | c.1930 |
| 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 | Yes - Local Importance |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Green Chain |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Cuddington Cemetery and St Philip's Churchyard are divided by a hedge and trees; the old churchyard now closed to burial. Accessible from Lindsay Road, Cuddington Cemetery was laid out c.1901, and opened in 1902, the earliest grave also of this date. Formally laid out in a rectangular grid, the cemetery has a WWI war memorial and the entrance is lined with trees including an occasional yew.. To the west lies the former churchyard of St Philip's Church, which was built in 1872-73 and demolished in 1972. This part of the site is overgrown and remains untended.
Yardley Recreation Ground is open grassland with a few trees, with ornamental gates to Wordsworth Drive. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as open land. A piece of open woodland next to the road called The Spinney to the north-west has some fine trees.
Dorchester Road Recreation Ground is a small open area of grassland with a few trees. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as part of the open field system.