Archaeological excavations from 1950 show that the site has been occupied since at least the 7th to early 8th centuries.[4] Around 1300 a moat was dug, and later in the century the first stone buildings were erected to make a moated manor house. It was demolished in the eighteenth century. In 1935 the land was purchased by the local authority for public open space.[5]
The site has meadows, scrub, woodlands, wetlands and ponds. There is access from Court Farm Road.[1]
^The archaeology of Greater London : an assessment of archaeological evidence for human presence in the area now covered by Greater London. [London]: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 2000.ISBN1-901992-15-2.
