Country parks · London
Clissold Park
Clissold Park — park in Stoke Newington, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stoke Newington · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Clissold Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1889. It covers approximately 23 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Stoke Newington, London". Coordinates: 51.5611°, -0.0881°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Clissold Park is an open space in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bounded by Greenway Close (to the north), Church Street (south), Green Lanes (west) and Queen Elizabeth's Walk (east); the south-east corner abuts St Mary's Old Church, now an arts venue. The park is 22.57 hectares (55.8 acres) in extent. The main building within its boundaries is the Grade II listed Clissold House, run as a cafe and events venue. The park's facilities include children's playgrounds, sports fields, a bowling green, a skatepark bowl, tennis courts, and a paddling pool. Other attractions include an aviary with assorted captive species, an enclosure of deer and goats, a butterfly dome, and two small lakes hosting wild ducks, geese, swans and other water birds. The park also comprises a short section of the New River, and the Capital Ring has some of its paths running through the park. Clissold Park received a Green Flag award in July 2008, and was substantially restored soon afterwards.
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Background
History
can be seen in the background]] Clissold House (formerly Paradise House) was built, in the latter half of the 18th century, for Jonathan Hoare, a City of London merchant, Quaker, philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner. (His brother, Samuel, half-brother of Sir Joseph Hoare Bt, was one of the founders of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade.) The park was created to be his idyll, and the stretch of water which wends its way around the house was part of the New River, an artificial waterway that supplied the capital with clean water from Hertfordshire. Hoare, in financial difficulties, mortgaged the estate, and then lost it by foreclosure to a Robert Pryor. It was…
Visiting
Arsenal, Finsbury Park and Manor House on the Piccadilly line are all within a mile of the park, as well as Stoke Newington Overground station. Buses 141, 341 and 393 stop on Green Lanes adjacent to the park.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5611, -0.0881
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- N16 9HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Established
- 1889
- Nearest railway station
- Stoke Newington — 1.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3680838 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clissold Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Clissold Park, Stoke Newington - geograph.org.uk - 397183.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clissold Park?
- Clissold Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N16 9HJ), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- When was Clissold Park built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Who owns Clissold Park?
- Clissold Park is owned by London Borough of Hackney.
- Is Clissold Park a listed building?
- Clissold Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Clissold Park free to visit?
- Yes, Clissold Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Clissold Park?
- The nearest railway station is Stoke Newington, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N16 9HJ.