Parks · London
Peckham Rye
Peckham Rye — park in Peckham, London.
Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Nunhead · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Peckham Rye is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 21 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Peckham, London". Coordinates: 51.4582°, -0.0612°.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Peckham Rye is an open space and road in the London Borough of Southwark, London, England. The roughly triangular open space lies to the south of Peckham and consists of two contiguous areas, Peckham Rye Common to the north and Peckham Rye Park to the south. The road forms the western and eastern perimeter of the open space. Peckham Rye is also a ward of the London Borough of Southwark, and forms part of the Lewisham West and East Dulwich constituency, with its northern part in Peckham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It was on the Rye in the 1760s that the artist William Blake claimed to have seen visions. According to Blake's biographer Alexander Gilchrist, his first vision was one of "a tree filled with angels, bright angelic wings bespangling every bough like stars." The Park includes the 49 acres of land south of the Common that surrounded Homestall Farm, which was purchased by the Vestry and London County Council in 1868, for £51,000. A few other small parcels of land were later incorporated into the Park when the leases of Homestall Farm and other properties expired. The land for Peckham Rye Park was purchased by the London County Council for £51,000 () and declared open on 14 May 1894. At that…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4582, -0.0612
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE15 3UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Nearest railway station
- Nunhead — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7158745 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peckham Rye (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Peckham Rye.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Percy Lane Oliver
Percy Lane Oliver — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Public art & sculpture · London
Peckham Rye Totem Pole
Peckham Rye Totem Pole — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
.jpg?width=1200)
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Monument To Oppenheim And Schroeter
Monument To Oppenheim And Schroeter is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Monument To Vincent Figgins
Monument To Vincent Figgins is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Memorials & monuments · London
Monument To John Allan
Monument To John Allan is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
More parks in this region
Flagship📷 10Parks · London
Addington Hills
Addington Hills — park in the United Kingdom.
📷 10Parks · London
Addington Park
Addington Park — park in the United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 10Parks · London
Addiscombe Railway Park
Addiscombe Railway Park — park in London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 10Parks · London
Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park — park in the London Borough of Haringey.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peckham Rye?
- Peckham Rye is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE15 3UA), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- Is Peckham Rye a listed building?
- Peckham Rye is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Peckham Rye free to visit?
- Yes, Peckham Rye is free to enter.
- How do I get to Peckham Rye?
- The nearest railway station is Nunhead, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE15 3UA.