Description
Watercress Park is a simple rectangular grassed area railed at the roadside. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as a piece of open land with the river on the west border.
Practical Information
| Site location | Spencer Road, Hackbridge |
|---|---|
| Postcode | CR4 4LT |
| What3Words | ///linen.bucket.cloth |
| Type of Site | Public Open Land |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Facilities | Ball park |
| Public Transport | Rail: Hackbridge. Bus: 237, 127, A5, 80. |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ279665 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 1.08 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | LBSutton Parks Service and Sutton Conservation Group |
| 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 |
| Other LA Designation | Site of Wild Life Value |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Mill Green possibly has medieval origins and was known as Cranmarsh in the C17th and later as Beddington Corner. It came within lands of Mitcham Common, but by 1895 was a separate entity and used for recreation, but since the 1990s it is once more managed by Mitcham Common Conservators. Today it is a triangular open space with areas of grass, mature and semi-mature perimeter trees including 3 mature hybrid black poplars in the south-west and a series of ditches and culverts that were linked to the Wandle River. A concrete channel runs through the Green known as the Beddington Carrier, which takes effluent from Beddington Sewage Treatment Works to the River Wandle.
Hackbridge Green is an old village green, today a triangular open space with fine mature trees and C18th cottages forming the backdrop. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as open space.
Dale Park is a recreation ground with a ‘rough’ area along its eastern boundary with the River Wandle. The 1st edition OS Map of 1867 shows part of a playground to the south-west of the river. There are many mature trees in this area and it was once part of The Culvers Estate.