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Coombe Wood is a small () woodland and garden area in the old village of Coombe,
In 1898, Arthur Lloyd, brother of
Croydon Council – Coombe WoodCroydon Council – Coombe Wood History
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon {{london-geo-stub
South Croydon
South Croydon in south London is the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon and running as far south as the former Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. It is bounded by Waddon to the West and Selsdon and Sanderstead to the E ...
near the junction of Coombe Lane and Conduit Lane. The Coombe Wood Gardens are divided into a series of rooms which together give an all-year-round display of shrubs and plants set against a woodland backdrop.
History
More than four hundred years ago, the area was open land and part of an estate (of Coombe House) with a large common field known as ''Coombe Field'' which lay between Coombe Road and Park Hill. The land became the property of James Bourdieu Senior (of Coombe House) in 1801, at the time of the Enclosures ofCommon Land
Common land is land owned by a person or collectively by a number of persons, over which other persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel.
A person who has ...
Act. Bourdieu already owned The Coombe Estate, including Coombe Lodge, House and Farm which amounted to approximately altogether. Coombe Wood supplied water to the Coombe estate, via three conduits which ran along the adjacent lane leading to the name 'Conduit Lane'.
In 1898, Arthur Lloyd, brother of Frank Lloyd
Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born American film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its preside ...
built Coombe Wood House.
The estate of Coombe Wood House was later purchased for £14,000, with Coombe Wood, by Croydon Council
Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 ...
, from Mr. W Cash (who was the Chairman of the Croydon Gas Company), for the use of the public of Croydon. The house was used as a convalescent and children's home. The 14.25 acres of parkland were opened to the public in 1948. There is a café in the old stable block.
Access
It is served byTramlink
London Trams, previously Tramlink and Croydon Tramlink, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It began operation in 2000, the first tram system in the London region since 1952. It is manage ...
stops at Coombe Lane and Lloyd Park.
The Vanguard Way (long-distance footpath) also passes by the woods and garden.
Note: There are many other Coombe Woods all over the United Kingdom (including Benfleet, Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
).
See also
*List of Parks and Open Spaces in Croydon
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*Croydon parks and open spaces
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* Addington Hills
*Addington Park
Addington Park is a park situated in Addington in the London Borough of Croydon. The park covers an area of .
History
The park was originally part of the manor of Addington and the area was used by Henry VIII for hunting purposes. The original ...
* Lloyd Park
*Coombe, Croydon
Coombe is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, situated south-east of central Croydon, between Addiscombe, Selsdon and Upper Shirley. Formerly a hamlet, since the growth of suburban development the area has become swallowed into the Lond ...
References
External links
Croydon Council – Coombe Wood
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