title: List of parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon
text: # List of parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon
  
  This is a list of parks and open spaces within the boundary of the London Borough of Croydon, England.
  
  ## A
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Addington Hills | Shirley | 130 acres (53 ha) |
  | Addington Park | Addington | 24.5 acres (9.9 ha) |
  | Addington Vale | New Addington | 48 acres (19 ha) |
  | Addiscombe Railway Park | Addiscombe | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
  | Addiscombe Recreation Ground | Addiscombe | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
  | Apsley Road Playground | South Norwood | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) |
  | Ashburton Park | Woodside | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) |
  | Ashburton Playing Fields | Woodside | 49.5 acres (20.0 ha) |
  
  ## B
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Beaulieu Heights | South Norwood | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
  | Betts Mead Recreation Ground | Kenley | 30 acres (12 ha) |
  | Beulah Hill Pond | Upper Norwood | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
  | Biggin Wood | Upper Norwood | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
  | Birchwood and Castle Hill Ruffetts | New Addington | 37.25 acres (15.07 ha) |
  | Boulogne Road Playground | Thornton Heath | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
  | Boundary Woods | New Addington | 4.25 acres (1.72 ha) |
  | Bourne Park | Kenley | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
  | Bradmore Green | Old Coulsdon | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
  | Bramley Bank | Shirley | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
  | Brickfields Meadow | South Norwood | 4.37 ha (10.8 acres) |
  
  ## C
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Canterbury Road Recreation Ground | Broad Green | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
  | Central Nursery | Shirley | 10.5 acres (4.2 ha) |
  | Chaldon Way Gardens | Coulsdon | 0.49 acres (0.20 ha) |
  | Coombe Wood | Shirley | 5.67 ha (14.0 acres) |
  | Copse Hill Spinney | Purley | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
  | Cotelands | Croydon | 0.49 acres (0.20 ha) |
  | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | Coulsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
  | Courtwood Children's Playground | Forestdale | 0.74 acres (0.30 ha) |
  | Croham Hurst | South Croydon | 34.3 ha (85 acres) |
  
  ## D
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dartnell Road Wayside Amentity Area | Woodside | 0.15 acres (0.061 ha) | |
  | Duppas Hill | Croydon | 34 acres (14 ha) | |
  
  ## F
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fairfield Gardens | Croydon | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
  | Falconwood Meadow | Forestdale | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
  | Farthing Downs | Coulsdon | 235 acres (95 ha) |
  | Foxearth Spinney | Selsdon | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) |
  | Foxes Wood | Shirley | 8.105 acres (3.280 ha) |
  | Foxley Wood | Purley | 26.5 acres (10.7 ha) |
  | Fox Shaw | Selsdon | 9.75 acres (3.95 ha) |
  
  ## G
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Glade Wood | Monks Orchard | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
  | Grange Park | Old Coulsdon | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
  | Grangewood Park | South Norwood | 27.75 acres (11.23 ha) |
  | Green Lane Sports Ground | Norbury | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
  
  ## H
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Haling Grove | South Croydon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
  | Hamsey Green Pond | Sanderstead | 0.08 ha (0.20 acres) |
  | Happy Valley Park | Old Coulsdon | 252.5 acres (102.2 ha) |
  | Hawkhirst | Kenley | 35.5 acres (14.4 ha) |
  | Heathfield | Addington | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
  | Heavers Meadow | Selhurst | 8.75 acres (3.54 ha) |
  | Higher Drive Recreation Ground | Purley | 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) |
  | Hutchinson's Bank | New Addington | 54 acres (22 ha) |
  
  ## I
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Inwood | Old Coulsdon | 5 acres (2.0 ha) | |
  
  ## J
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Jewel's Wood | New Addington | 38.5 acres (15.6 ha) | |
  
  ## K
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kenley Common | Kenley | 138 acres (56 ha) |
  | King George's Field | Selhurst | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
  | Kings Wood | Sanderstead | 147.5 acres (59.7 ha) |
  
  ## L
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ladygrove | Forestdale | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) |
  | Little Road Playground | Addiscombe | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) |
  | Littleheath Woods | Selsdon | 64 acres (26 ha) |
  | Lloyd Park | Croydon | 114 acres (46 ha) |
  | Long Lane Wood | Monks Orchard | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
  
  ## M
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mayfield Road Playground | Thornton Heath | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
  | Millers Pond | Shirley | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
  | Millstock | Hooley | 60 acres (24 ha) |
  | Milne Park | New Addington | 17 acres (6.9 ha) |
  | Mitcham Common | Mitcham | 460 acres (190 ha) |
  
  ## N
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norbury Hall Park | Norbury | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
  | Norbury Park | Norbury | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) |
  | Northborough Road Playground | Norbury | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
  | Northbrook Road Playground | Thornton Heath | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) |
  | North Down Recreation Ground | New Addington | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) |
  | Northwood Road Playground | Norbury | 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) |
  | Norwood Grove | Upper Norwood | 13.62 ha (33.7 acres) |
  
  ## O
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Oakland Wood | South Norwood | 0.16 ha (0.40 acres) | |
  
  ## P
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Park Hill Recreation Ground | Croydon | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
  | Parkfields | Monks Orchard | 13.25 acres (5.36 ha) |
  | Pinewood | Shirley | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
  | Pollards Hill Park | Pollards Hill | 7.75 acres (3.14 ha) |
  | Promenade De Verdun | Woodcote | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
  | Purley Beeches | Sanderstead | 17.75 acres (7.18 ha) |
  | Purley Way Playing Fields | Waddon | 109 acres (44 ha) |
  | Purley Way West | Waddon | 20.75 acres (8.40 ha) |
  
  ## Q
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Queen's Gardens | Croydon | 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) | |
  | Queenhill Road Playspace | Selsdon | 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) | |
  
  ## R
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ragged Grove | Sanderstead | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
  | Rickman Hill | Coulsdon | 16.5 acres (6.7 ha) |
  | Riddlesdown Common | Kenley | 37 acres (15 ha) |
  | Rotary Field | Purley | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
  | Rowdown Field | New Addington | 29.2 acres (11.8 ha) |
  | Rowdown Wood | New Addington | 34 acres (14 ha) |
  
  ## S
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sanderstead Plantation | Sanderstead | 21.75 acres (8.80 ha) |
  | Sanderstead Pond | Sanderstead | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
  | Sanderstead Recreation Ground | Sanderstead | 19.5 acres (7.9 ha) |
  | Selsdon Recreation Ground | Selsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
  | Selsdon Wood | Selsdon | 200 acres (81 ha) |
  | Shirley Church Recreation Ground | Shirley | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
  | Shirley Heath | Shirley | 68 acres (28 ha) |
  | Shirley Park Estate | Shirley | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
  | South Croydon Recreation Ground | South Croydon | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
  | South Norwood Country Park | South Norwood | 125 acres (51 ha) |
  | South Norwood Lake and Grounds | South Norwood | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) |
  | South Norwood Recreation Ground | South Norwood | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
  | Spring Park Wood | Shirley | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
  | St. James' Church Rest Garden | Croydon | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
  | St. Johns Memorial Garden | Old Town | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
  | Stambourne Woodland Walk | Upper Norwood | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) |
  | Stroud Green Well | Shirley | 2.78 ha (6.9 acres) |
  
  ## T
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Temple Avenue Copse | Shirley | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
  | The Avenue | Kenley | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) |
  | The Beeches | Sanderstead | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) |
  | The Lawns | Upper Norwood | 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) |
  | The Ruffet | South Croydon | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
  | Thornton Heath Recreation Ground | Thornton Heath | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
  | Three Corner Grove | New Addington | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
  | Threehalfpenny Wood | Addington | 25 acres (10 ha) |
  | Trumble Gardens | Thornton Heath | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
  
  ## U
  
  | Name | Place | Area | Image |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Upper Norwood Recreation Ground | Upper Norwood | 19 acres (7.7 ha) | |
  
  ## W
  
  | Name | Place | Area |
  | - | - | - |
  | Waddon Ponds | Waddon | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
  | Wandle Park | Waddon | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
  | Westow Park | Upper Norwood | 6.75 acres (2.73 ha) |
  | Wettern Tree Garden | Sanderstead | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) |
  | Whitehorse Meadow | South Norwood | 1.09 ha (2.7 acres) |
  | Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground | Croydon | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
  | Wilford Road Recreation Ground | Croydon | 2.75 acres (1.11 ha) |
  | Woodcote Grove Recreation Ground | Coulsdon | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
  | Woodcote Village Green | Purley | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
  | Woodside Green | Woodside | 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) |
  