Description
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.
Practical Information
| Site location | London Road, North Cheam |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM3 9BH |
| What3Words | ///many.ears.rungs |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children’s playground, ball park, BMX area |
| Public Transport | Rail: West Sutton. Bus: 293, 93. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ238652 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 3.05 |
| 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
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.
Hamilton Avenue Recreation Ground is an attractive small recreation ground made up of open grassland with many mature and semi-mature trees, including willows along the north east boundary. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as an open wedge-shaped piece of land with its boundaries east and west as today.
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.