Description
The land for the park was purchased in two parts in 1929 and 1932 by Hendon Rural District Council and Middlesex County Council, and it opened in 1932. The site was formerly within the Manor of Earlsbury and once owned by All Saints College, Oxford. Evidence of the older landscape of fields and woodland remains, in addition to more recent planting of trees and formal and informal garden areas. A rose garden was created in 1952, refurbished in c.2006. There are extensive sports facilities.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Edgwarebury Open Space |
|---|---|
| Site location | Edgware Way/Parkside Drive/Edgwarebury Lane |
| Postcode | HA8 8QP |
| What3Words | ///actual.pits.trade |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Barnet |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Special Conditions | no cycling |
| Facilities | Multi-sports court, pavilion, football and cricket pitches, tennis courts, play area, toilets |
| Public Transport | Tube: Edgware (Northern) then bus. Bus: 107, 113, 142, 186, 288. |
| Research Updated | 1 October 2000 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
In 1929 and 1932 Hendon Rural District Council and Middlesex County Council purchased land for this public park in two parts. It was laid out at a cost of £7,000 and opened in 1932. The site was once within the Manor of Earlsbury, which dated from at least the early C13th. It was part of land held by All Souls College, Oxford, and shown on a plan of 1599 as 'Edgewere Woods'. Adjoining, and to the south-west, is a portion of land known locally as the Edgware Roughs on which are the remaining brick piles of what was intended as a railway connecting Edgware to Bushy, with a station called Brockley Hill. Nearby is Edgwarebury Cemetery (q.v.). The park remains on the edge of the built-up area, and meets the countryside. To the south of the park, the land slopes towards the Edgwarebury Brook. Within the park is evidence of the former landscape of fields and woodland, with mature trees such as oak and ash, and remnants of old hedgerows. There are also ornamental trees of more recent planting and the central area of the park has extensive formal and informal garden areas, including a rose garden laid out in 1952, refurbished c2006. One garden has scented plants with rosemary, catmint and other aromatic species, designed for partially sighted visitors. There are extensive sports facilities in the park. Planting projects have been undertaken here, such as an area of native species of trees created in conjunction with Watling Chase Community Forest Scheme.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ189932 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 16.11 |
| Site Ownership | LB Barnet |
| Site Management | Leisure and Youth Services, Green Spaces Division/Friends of Edgwarebury Park |
| Dates | 1929-32 |
| 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 | Barnet |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | Yes - Local Importance |
| Green Belt | Yes |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | Yes - Area of Special Archaeological Significance |
| Other LA Designation | Premier Park. Heritage Land (part) |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Edgwarebury Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery that opened in 1968 and is reserved for burials of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation; Reform Synagogues of Great Britain; and the Union of Liberal & Progresive Synagogues. The cemetery has chapel and a grid of paths, and remains on the edge of the built-up area, meeting the countryside.
Stonegrove Park opened in May 1934 and is a small irregularly shaped public park between the main road and residential streets. Development in the area took place during the 1920s although by the early C19th some houses had been built along Stone Grove, including Stone Grove House. The park has a circular boating pond, now drained and weed-filled, in the middle of a grassy area with various deciduous trees. On the southern side are tennis courts, small formal beds and two playgrounds. There is a perimeter path with several benches, having cast-iron supports and arm-rests in the shape of lion heads dated c.1934. Adjoining the park is the rear elevation of Days Almshouses with a grass terrace and evergreen planting.
Deans Brook rises on Mill Hill Golf Course and flows into the north of Stoneyfields Park where there is an area of woodland with willow overhanging the water. The stream has been widened in the middle of the park to form an ornamental lake, with a cascade as the stream flows downstream, its route taking a more natural course beyond the stone-lined channel where there is further woodland. There are a number of older trees within the park, including oaks, which pre-date the layout as a public park.
