Shrewsbury Park is a public park situated on Shooter's Hill, south of Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south east London.
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Type | Public park |
Location | London, SE18 |
Coordinates | 51°28′29″N 0°04′43″E / 51.4746°N 0.07851°E |
Area | 13.8 hectares (34 acres) |
Created | 1928 |
Operated by | Greenwich London Borough Council |
Website | "Shrewsbury Park" (descriptive page on Shrewsbury Park at greenwich.gov.uk, the Greenwich London Borough Council's official website) |
The park is east of Plum Lane, and north of the Shooter's Hill golf course. It takes its name from the earls of Shrewsbury; the land was formerly part of the Shrewsbury estates, and Shrewsbury House (a library and community centre built in 1923 - replacing an earlier mansion built by the 15th Earl) is nearby.[1][2] The house's grounds were leased for a London County Council Open Air School from 1908 and in 1928 the LCC purchased part of the grounds for public open space, which became Shrewsbury Park.
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Just outside the park is the Shrewsbury Barrow or tumulus, the remains of a Bronze Age burial mound.[2]
During World War II the park was the site of a barrage balloon, part of the Air Ministry's Field Scheme Nosecap for the defence of London; during the Battle of Britain it was manned by 901 County of London Barrage Balloon Squadron,[2] based at nearby RAF Kidbrooke.[3]
Parts of the park are designated as conservation areas.[1] The Green Chain Walk passes through the park.[1]
Shrewsbury Park includes meadows and areas of woodland, and is popular with dog walkers and joggers. The Friends of Shrewsbury Park, established in 2006,[4] organises various events and manages volunteer park maintenance get-togethers.[5] Projects have included installation of a drinking water fountain.
North of the park is Dot Hill, a former allotment site that has now reverted to grassland and scrub, or 'emergent woodland'. A small stream runs at the eastern end.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Shrewsbury Park". Royal Borough of Greenwich. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Shrewsbury Park, including Shrewsbury Tumulus (Greenwich)". London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "History". Kidbrooke Park Allotment Association. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "History of the Friends of Shrewsbury Park". Friends of Shrewsbury Park. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "#SE18 PARTICULAR: SHREWSBURY PARK". Plumstead Particular. Retrieved 21 December 2020.