Parks · London
Little Dorrit's Playground
Little Dorrit's Playground — playground in London, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Borough · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Little Dorrit's Playground is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "playground in London, England". Coordinates: 51.5021°, -0.0936°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Little Dorrit's Playground, named after Little Dorrit, the eponymous Charles Dickens character, is a public playground and small park just north of Marshalsea Road in Southwark, south London, England.
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Background
History
The site was previously called Falcon Court, "a horrible rookery of tumble-down, dirty hovels." In 1902, a small public open space called Little Dorrit's Playground was opened north of Marshalsea Road. The surrounding area has many Dickensian associations. Charles Dickens himself had lodgings in Lant Street to the south of Marsalsea Road as a child when his father is in the Marshalsea debtors' prison nearby in 1824. This had a profound effect on the young Dickens and his later novel Little Dorrit is based around the area and the prison. The character Little Dorrit was baptised and married in the local church, St George the Martyr, at the southeast end of Marshalsea Road close to the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5021, -0.0936
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Nearest railway station
- Borough — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.bost.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6649816 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Dorrit's Playground (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Dorrit's Playground?
- Little Dorrit's Playground is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 1AN), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- Is Little Dorrit's Playground free to visit?
- Yes, Little Dorrit's Playground is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Dorrit's Playground?
- The nearest railway station is Borough, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 1AN.