Description
Wallington Green once belonged to the Lords of the Manor as wasteland, and marks the centre of the old village of Wallington. It may have originated as a bowling green, a name it is referred to on later C18th maps. The Duke's Head on the south side of the Green is of C19th date but was the site of an older pub, formerly called Bowling Green House and was privately owned until the 1830s when Young and Bainbridge brewers bought and extended the original building. Wallington War Memorial stands on the green, and there are flower beds and a few mature trees but no walnuts for which it was once famous.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Bowling Green |
|---|---|
| Site location | Acre Lane/Manor Road, Wallington |
| Postcode | SM6 7NX |
| What3Words | ///bolt.smile.bump |
| Type of Site | Public Open Land |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Public Transport | Rail: Hackbridge; Wallington. Bus: 407, 726, 151. |
| Research Updated | 1 July 2007 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Wallington Green is not thought to be of ancient origin as excavations have not revealed medieval buildings. The war memorial commemorates Wallington's dead of the two World Wars. The Green and surrounding houses were damaged by a V2 Flying Bomb in 1944.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ286647 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 0.25 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Listed Structures | LBII: Dukes Head public house |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | Yes: Green (TVG67) |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Sutton |
| In Conservation Area | Yes |
| Conservation Area Name | Wallington Green |
| Tree Preservation Order | No |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
Please note the Inventory and its content are provided for your general information only and are subject to change. It is your responsibility to check the accuracy.
Nearby parks and gardens
Elms Pond Open Space and Lakeside are landscaped lakes that were associated with Wallington House, which was demolished in 1928. Elms Pond became part of the Elms estate in 1799 and was landscaped c.1805. Although the Manor House has gone, there was a clause in the 1790s to ensure preservation of the land as open space. The form of the present landscape with fountains, borders, yews etc. was made between 1928-1930. The lakeside was extended in length in the C19th and now has a wooded perimeter. The site has many fine trees. Elms Pond was restored in c.2004.
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1867-9 at the instigation of Nathanial Bridges, Lord of the Manor of Wallington, who began to develop his lands as the area to the south was rapidly being built up around Wallington. He provided the embryonic settlement with a new church dedicated to his father's memory who had died in 1865. Around the church are cobble walls and yew trees, and the church and parsonage are in a landscaped setting, with yew trees spaced close together in an arc respecting the south-east curve of the church apse, inside a partially demolished curving boulder wall. The trees may date from the original planting of the 1860s; the whole of the south frontage of the church is shown planted with trees in a photograph of 1903.
The Grove Park was once part of The Grove estate, itself originally within the sub-manor of Stone Court that dates back to the C14th. Stone Court was purchased by John Cater in 1697, but after his death the property was inherited by Thomas Scawen whose uncle, owner of the neighbouring Carshalton Park, had provided mortgages to Cater. Thomas Scawen lived at Stone House until his death and undertook landscaping works that partially survive. The estate was divided in the early C19th. What is now The Grove Park was purchased by Carshalton UDC in 1924 and opened as a public park.