Description
The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the area as open fields. The garden in front of Wallington Library was formally laid out between the Town Hall and the library, which was built in 1936. The garden still has its central lily pond and the quadrants around the pond are ornamented with a number of yew trees. In the library grounds is a section of the Surrey Iron Railway, which was the first public railway in the world. It was opened in 1803 and closed in 1846; it was horse drawn and used for carrying only freight.
Practical Information
| Site location | Stanley Park Road, Wallington |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM6 0HY |
| What3Words | ///first.taps.teach |
| Type of Site | Public Gardens |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Public Transport | Rail Wallington Bus: 154, 157, 455, 127, 151, 410, 463, 455. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ288636 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 0.3 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | c.1930s |
| Designers | Robert Atkinson |
| Listed Structures | LBII: section of the Surrey Iron railway |
| 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
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.
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.
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.