Description
The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the area as farmland and it continued to be in use as such until housing was built in the C20th. The area was called Glentrammon Park until 1887 when the land was purchased for housing, built in 1909. The park, bordered by hedges and small trees, is divided into two fields, the boundary between them possibly a relict field boundary with shrubs and small trees. The park has the best views of surrounding countryside in the borough.
Practical Information
| Site location | Steep Close/Windsor Drive/Foxbury Drive/Glentramman Road, Green Street Green |
|---|---|
| Postcode | BR6 6EJ |
| What3Words | ///heap.blank.heave |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Bromley |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children’s play area |
| Public Transport | Rail: Chelsfield. Bus 402, R5. |
| Research Updated | 1 December 2006 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
The main entrances of the recreation ground are in Glentrammon Road with a small entrance part way up Steep Close. The area to the south is at a higher level and is given over to sports pitches including a hard area for basketball. To the north of the field boundary the mown grass slopes down to the north and there are good views of the countryside to the west. A children’s playground is situated in the northern half, near to the field boundary. Some of the grass on the western side near to Steep Close is left uncut until late August.
The park is now managed by idverde UK, which in June 2015 was contracted by Bromley Council for the management of the borough's parks, green spaces and countryside service, a relationship that was extended in April 2019 for a further 16 years.
The park is now managed by idverde UK, which in June 2015 was contracted by Bromley Council for the management of the borough's parks, green spaces and countryside service, a relationship that was extended in April 2019 for a further 16 years.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ461638 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 13.25 |
| Site Ownership | LB Bromley |
| Site Management | idverde |
| Dates | C20th |
| 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 | Bromley |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | No |
| Nature Conservation Area | Yes - Borough Importance II |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Urban Open Space |
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Nearby parks and gardens
A church has existed here for centuries, but the date of its dedication to St Giles the Abbot is unknown although in 1292 the village of Farnborough was granted licence by the King to hold a weekly market and an annual fair on the Feast of St Giles. The churchyard may have been in use as a burial ground from as early as 1000 AD and it has been extended a number of times over the years as the need for more burial space arose. There are interesting tombstones in the churchyard, the oldest dating from 1725. the Lubbock Cross commemorates the Lubbock family who lived at High Elms. The Garden of Remembrance was established in 1956.
From early days the land changed hands repeatedly until the early C19th when High Elms became the country estate of the Lubbock family. The 3rd Baronet lived here from 1840 and built a mansion and ornamental gardens. In the 1880s the estate was largely open farmland with 16-hectare apple orchard and an area of ancient woodland known as Cuckoo Wood. In 1938 High Elms was sold to Kent County Council, transferring in 1965 to LB Bromley as Green Belt Open Space. In 1967 the mansion was destroyed by fire but the formal gardens, stable block, surviving remains of an Eton Fives court and the ice well remained.
The old village of Chelsfield and its parish church of St Martin of Tours have existed here since at least the C12th. The church is now somewhat isolated from the village following the building of the Orpington Bypass in the 1920s. The churchyard has been used for burial for some 900 years with burial records existing from the C16th. Most burials did not have burial markers and the earliest surviving gravestones are late C18th.