Description
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.
Practical Information
| Site location | Dorchester Road, Worcester Park |
|---|---|
| Postcode | KT4 8NW |
| What3Words | ///rash.sulk.cross |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Facilities | Children’s playground |
| Public Transport | Rail: Worcester Park. Bus: 53, 93, 293. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ232661 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 2.5 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| 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
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.
Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery, originally known as Carshalton and Merton and Morden Cemetery, opened in 1947. Prior to this the land was part of the now-vanished Morden Common, which remained open land until the early C20th. The entrance is through imposing gates with stone gate piers surmounted by urns, with a plain brick lodge to the left and a smaller building to the right. From the entrance is a wide drive leading up to the brick chapel, designed by Albert Thomas. Either side of the drive are rose beds and an avenue of ornamental trees. There are trees particularly on the boundaries and some scattered evergreens and shrubs among the graves.
Fairlands Park is an undulating landscape with tarmac walk and cycle path, with trees and shrubs. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as an open field of a similar shape to that of the park today.