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Bishops Park
Bishops Park — park in Fulham, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Putney Bridge · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bishops Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 9 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Fulham, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4699°, -0.2168°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bishops Park is a park in Fulham, West London. The park was opened by the London County Council in 1893, on land given by the Church Commissioners. It is listed Grade II on the register of parks and gardens of special historic interest maintained by English Heritage. The park runs north of the River Thames from All Saints church along a broad tree-lined avenue and an embankment path along the river, and ends at Bishop's Park Road. It contains tennis courts and bowling greens, with another small park area fronting Fulham Palace Road. It is adjacent to Fulham Palace and Fulham Football club. A memorial to members of the International Brigade who volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War has been located within the park since 1997. The park has a poolside beach and facilities for basketball, tennis, table tennis, lawn bowling and skating, and hosts a farmers' market.
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Background
History
The park was formally opened by Sir John Hutton, chairman of the LCC, in 1893. It included land known as Bishop's Walk, Bishop's Meadow and West Meadow, formerly owned by the Church of England as Lord of the Manor of Fulham, and administered by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It had been given over to the Fulham District Board of Works on condition that it be laid out and maintained for public recreation. The meadows had already been protected from flooding by the creation of an embankment; the river wall was built between 1889 and 1893 by Joseph Mears, the father of Chelsea F.C. founders Joseph and Gus Mears. In 1894 the Ecclesiastical Commissioners sold Fulham Vestry, the house of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4699, -0.2168
- District
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Parish
- Hammersmith and Fulham, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW6 6EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Nearest railway station
- Putney Bridge — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4918064 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bishops Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bishops-park.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bishops Park?
- Bishops Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW6 6EA), in the parish of Hammersmith and Fulham, unparished area.
- Is Bishops Park a listed building?
- Bishops Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Bishops Park free to visit?
- Yes, Bishops Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bishops Park?
- The nearest railway station is Putney Bridge, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW6 6EA.