Description
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.
Practical Information
| Site location | Green Lane, Rosehill, Carshalton |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM4 6LX |
| What3Words | ///sheet.body.dozen |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Children’s playground, football pitches, sports pavilion/changing rooms/toilet |
| Public Transport | Rail: St Helier. Bus: 154 |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ257667 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 7.13 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | c.1920 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Reigate Avenue Recreation Ground dates from c.1930 and is open grassland fringed by a woodland tree belt on its main boundary. The park is open to Reigate Avenue and has late 1920s/mid 1930s railings of the same or similar design to those at other parks in Sutton such as Rosehill Park West and Quarry Park. The 1st edition OS Map of 1867 shows the site as an open field.
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.
This area was once ancient woodland and later in agricultural use. Morden Recreation Ground was provided in the early part of the C20th as the area was developed for the LCC St Helier Estate. The recreation ground was laid out with tennis courts, bowling green and putting greens. It is largely grass with some shrub planting, and has perimeter and scattered trees, including a line of oak along the central path. In the eastern corner is a small spinney of historic interest, the site of the small Spittell or Spital estate once part of Merton Abbey. During WWII the recreation ground was dug for allotments.
