Description
Deans Brook rises on Mill Hill Golf Course and flows into the north of Stoneyfields Park where there is an area of woodland with willow overhanging the water. The stream has been widened in the middle of the park to form an ornamental lake, with a cascade as the stream flows downstream, its route taking a more natural course beyond the stone-lined channel where there is further woodland. There are a number of older trees within the park, including oaks, which pre-date the layout as a public park.
Practical Information
| Site location | Edgware Way/Fairmead Crescent, Edgware |
|---|---|
| Postcode | HA8 9TB |
| What3Words | ///villa.punchy.cult |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Barnet |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Playground, basketball, toilets |
| Public Transport | Tube: Edgware (Northern) then bus. Bus: 113 |
| Research Updated | 1 October 2000 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ203931 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 3.06 |
| Site Ownership | LB Barnet |
| Site Management | Leisure and Youth Services, Green Spaces Division |
| 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 | Barnet |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | Yes - Borough Importance II (Deans Brook) |
| Green Belt | Yes (part) |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Local Park |
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Nearby parks and gardens
This area was once part of the ancient Middlesex Forest. In 1756 the manorial lands were purchased and a mansion built on the high ground, although a moat predates this. In 1866 the 400 hectare estate was purchased by Edward William Cox, who added considerably to the estate, and rebuilt the house. What is now Moat Mount was laid out as parkland with ornamental lake, exotic plantings and grassy slopes; Scratchwood was used for rearing game and sport. Part of the estate was sold in 1906, the remainder purchased largely by Hendon UDC in 1923 after the death of Cox's son. The A1 Barnet Bypass bisected the site in 1927. Part became Mill Hill Golf Club, and the rest is now known as Moat Mount Open Space, which contains Leg of Mutton Pond. and on the other side of the A1, Scratchwood Open Space.
Edgwarebury Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery that opened in 1968 and is reserved for burials of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation; Reform Synagogues of Great Britain; and the Union of Liberal & Progresive Synagogues. The cemetery has chapel and a grid of paths, and remains on the edge of the built-up area, meeting the countryside.
The land for the park was purchased in two parts in 1929 and 1932 by Hendon Rural District Council and Middlesex County Council, and it opened in 1932. The site was formerly within the Manor of Earlsbury and once owned by All Saints College, Oxford. Evidence of the older landscape of fields and woodland remains, in addition to more recent planting of trees and formal and informal garden areas. A rose garden was created in 1952, refurbished in c.2006. There are extensive sports facilities.
