Morden Park
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| Morden Park | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference: | TQ248676 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Merton |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Surrey |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | MORDEN |
| Postal district: | SM4 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Wimbledon</br>Mitcham and Morden |
| London Assembly: | Merton and Wandsworth |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Morden Park is an area within the district of Morden in the London Borough of Merton, and includes the Park itself, an area of green space in an otherwise dense cluster of 1930s suburban housing.
The present park and sports fields between Hillcross Avenue, London Road/Epsom Road and Lower Morden Lane are owned and managed by the London Borough of Merton parks department and cover land that previously formed the grounds of Morden Park House, a small 18th century country estate (not to be confused with Morden Hall Park, the National Trust property close to Morden town centre).
The estate comprised enclosed parkland, a small Georgian country house built at the top of the hill in the 1770s for merchant and distiller John Ewart with attached landscaped gardens and a farm called Morden Park Farm.
At the bottom of the hill in the direction of Lower Morden runs the Beverley Brook a minor tributary of the Thames.
In the park, surrounded by trees, is a large circular mound. This has been identified as a possible burial mound from the Iron Age, Roman or Saxon periods. Archaeological investigations were carried out in the 1950s although no conclusive proof as to its date or purpose were found.
Morden Park House remains and, after many years of neglect and semi-dereliction, has recently been restored and is now the local register office and a venue for wedding ceremonies.
Facilities in Morden Park include a pitch and putt golf course and Morden Park Swimming Pool which was built in the late 1960s on the site of the old house's gardens. Merton College is adjacent to the park and occupies the former site of the farm.
Morden Park also hosts the annual Morden Park Holiday Club event for Children to attend for a week during their Summer Holidays from School. This event is organised by the Churches in the surrounding area.
[edit] External links
- Francis Frith Collection Photograph of Morden Park House in 1955.
- Morden Park Pool
- Merton College
