Description
The site is part of the old Langley Park estate, Which was purchased in 1733 by the Burrell family who also owned Holwood House and Kelsey Park and who employed Humphry Repton, although it is not known how much of his plans were undertaken here. The 2nd edition OS Map of 1898 shows two obelisks to the east, Red Lodge and Langley Park Lodge, and the River Beck, which runs to the west. The site is now split between residential housing, schools, Research laboratories, sports field and a Golf Course.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Langley Park Estate |
|---|---|
| Site location | Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham |
| Postcode | BR3 |
| What3Words | ///chart.title.rewarding |
| Type of Site | Private Open Land |
| Borough | Bromley |
| Open to Public | No |
| Opening Times | private |
| Public Transport | Rail: West Wickham. Bus: 194. |
| Research Updated | 1 December 2006 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ384670 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | Part owned by LB Bromley, leased to Golf Club |
| Site Management | various |
| Dates | C18th/C19th |
| Designers | Humphry Repton |
| 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 (golf course) |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | Yes |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Blake Recreation Ground opened to the public in August 1932, named after the village doctor. It was later renamed Blake Park. The site may have been part of land belonging to Oak Lodge in the C19th, and once part of the Monks Orchard estate now divided from High Broom Wood by Oak Lodge Primary School. The park is a rectangular open space of mown grass with a perimeter tarmac path and is almost completely surrounded by houses, which are largely screened from the site by shrubs and hedges. A children’s playground is situated to the south-east and a sports field to the north. There are a few semi-mature chestnuts, oaks and ornamental pines.
High Broom Wood is a linear area of ancient woodland with the River Beck running north/south at the bottom of steep sided banks. Most of the trees are semi-mature having a scrub and bramble understorey. Paths, which in places have traces of metaling, meander through the woods. Occasional open spaces are largely overgrown. There is rich plant life here with a number of rare wetland plants growing. Trees on the higher land include sweet chestnut, oak coppice and birch with alder lower down.
From at least the C16th the area consisted of parkland with a few large houses and farmland. The Harvington Estate, as it has been known since 1964, was formed from land belonging to Eden Farm, built c.1834, and to three houses built from 1871: Harvington, Homewood and Chalfont. The land was acquired at various dates from 1946 onwards and the estate was unified by Beckenham Council in 1964 and given to the people of Beckenham as a public area for sport and recreation as Harvington Sports Ground. The four lodges that once served the houses remained although the houses were demolished.