Description
Wrythe Recreation Ground is open grassland surrounded by numerous mature trees with other trees in the more open areas. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows open land of the same shape as the park today. In the eastern part is a WWII air raid shelter.
Practical Information
| Site location | Wrythe Lane, Carshalton |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM1 3QW |
| What3Words | ///saying.pools.voice |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Facilities | Football pitches, children’s playground; pavilion/changing room/toilet |
| Public Transport | Rail: Carshalton. Bus: 157, 51. |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2012 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ272651 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 3.84 |
| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| 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
Wrythe Green is an old village green, today a large open grassed area with occasional trees and intersecting paths. The layout of the landscape is essentially the same as that shown on the Arundel Plan of c.1630. The Green is surrounded by listed buildings dating from the early and mid C19th.
Royston Park is a small neighbourhood park that has its original iron railings and gates. In the OS map of 1867 the site was a single field lying to the west of brick fields, with trees marking the field boundary. Trees fringe the present perimeter of the park, which now has a large modern pavilion.
* on The National Heritage List for England, Parks & Gardens
Once part of the medieval Manor of Carshalton and an estate called the Old Farm, Carshalton House was largely rebuilt in 1718-21 for Sir John Fellowes. A formal landscape was laid out for him by Charles Bridgeman, modified in the latter C18th by informal landscaping. The property became a school in the mid C19th and the house is now part of St Philomena’s School in whose grounds are remains of the C18th landscape park, including an early C18th Water Tower and The Hermitage, a grotto by the lake.
Once part of the medieval Manor of Carshalton and an estate called the Old Farm, Carshalton House was largely rebuilt in 1718-21 for Sir John Fellowes. A formal landscape was laid out for him by Charles Bridgeman, modified in the latter C18th by informal landscaping. The property became a school in the mid C19th and the house is now part of St Philomena’s School in whose grounds are remains of the C18th landscape park, including an early C18th Water Tower and The Hermitage, a grotto by the lake.