Description
Stanley Park is an open rectangle of land bordered by young and mature trees particularly to the north. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as open fields (common field) to the south of Carshalton Park.
Practical Information
| Site location | Woodfield Avenue, Carshalton Beeches |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM5 3JB |
| What3Words | ///dishes.rings.birds |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children’s playground. Football pitches, tennis courts |
| Public Transport | Rail: Carshalton Beeches. Bus: 154 , N44. |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ279634 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 3.92 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | c1930 |
| 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
Little Holland House was self-built by artist and craftsman Frank Reginald Dickinson (1874-1961), its design inspired by the Arts and Crafts principles of William Morris and John Ruskin. Dickinson and his wife Florence moved in 1904 on their wedding day and he lived with his family until his death. Florence remained here until she died in 1972 and the house was then purchased by LB Sutton in recognition of its importance as Dickinson's former home. The house retains many features designed and built by Dickinson, and the garden contains a number of the features, including plants and trees, dating from the original planting.
Radcliffe Gardens is woodland with paths and iron gate posts surviving from the landscape garden and estate surrounding Barrow Hedges, a mansion built in c.1850. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as part of the Barrow Hedges Estate.
Carshalton Park is a former medieval deer park and was once part of the extensive Carshalton Park Estate owned for much the C18th by the Scawen family, who also owned the neighbouring Stone Court estate from 1729. Both estates were inherited by Thomas Scawen who undertook landscaping works, although his new house here was never realised. After his death in 1774 Carshalton Park had a number of owners and later became a public park when it was acquired by Carshalton UDC. Remnants of earlier landscaping include a C17th grotto.