Description
Rosehill Park East and Rosehill Park West are two large areas of open space and sports fields to east and west of Rosehill Road. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows most of the area as open farmland with the eastern part of Rosehill Park East within Greenshaw Wood.
Practical Information
| Site location | Rosehill, Sutton |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM1 3LA |
| What3Words | ///tall.trips.ruby |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted, except for sports pitches |
| Facilities | East: Sports pitches. West: bowling green, mini football pitches, tennis courts, ball park, playground, café, changing rooms and toilet |
| Public Transport | Rail: Sutton Common. Bus: 151, 154, 164, 280, NI55. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
The eastern side of Rosehill Park East still contains the fine woodland of Greenshaw Wood, and has flower beds and meadowland areas crossed by paths and cycle tracks.
Rosehill Park West is railed with fretted iron work along Reigate Avenue and Rosehill. Railings of the same design can be found at Reigate Avenue Recreation Ground, Cuddington Recreation Ground and Quarry Park (q.q.v.). In some places trees have grown around the walls suggesting antiquity.
Rosehill Park West is railed with fretted iron work along Reigate Avenue and Rosehill. Railings of the same design can be found at Reigate Avenue Recreation Ground, Cuddington Recreation Ground and Quarry Park (q.q.v.). In some places trees have grown around the walls suggesting antiquity.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ262663 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | 1930s |
| 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 | Yes |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | Yes (Rosehill Park East) |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Rosehill Park East and Greenshaw Wood are a site of Wildlife value. (Sutton UDP, section 4, p.315). |
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Nearby parks and gardens
St Helier Open Space combines several pieces of land crossing south-west/ north-east across the St Helier Estate, which was built by the LCC from 1929-38. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as farmland. The public open space is largely grassland with playing fields, with Revesby Wood to the north-west. Carshalton Sports Arena was built in the area to the south-west of Middleton Road, which bisects the site.
The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as an open field to the north of Rose Hill roundabout. The park is named after Thomas Wall who paid for half of the land in St Helier in the 1920s when it became a park.
Sutton Garden Suburb was one of a number of garden suburbs set up by partnership organisations inspired by early developments such as Hampstead Garden Suburb, the Garden City movement and the pioneering town planning of Parker and Unwin. It was designed by Frederick Cavendish Pearson for Rose Hill Park Limited, which sold out its rights in 1913 to Sutton Garden Suburb Limited. Only a small part of the planned garden suburb was completed although there was some later infilling from the 1930s onwards. The internal space was formerly used as allotments but later fell into disuse.
