Eaglesfield Park

Eaglesfield Park is a public park situated close to the top of Shooter's Hill, south of Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south east London.

Eaglesfield Park
Eaglesfield Park Location in Woolwich
Type	Public park
Location	London, SE18
Coordinates	51°28′15″N 0°04′14″E
Area	3.64 hectares (9.0 acres)
Created	1908
Operated by	Greenwich London Borough Council
Status	Open year round
Website	"Eaglesfield Park" (descriptive page on Eaglesfield Park at greenwich.gov.uk, the Greenwich London Borough Council's official website)

The park is in two sections divided by Eaglesfield Road. The western section is landscaped and includes a children's playground and a pond; the eastern section is a grassland meadow, and is adjacent to a golf course. The Green Chain Walk passes through the western section of the park.[1]

Eaglesfield was purchased by Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council in 1907, with half the funds contributed by London City Council. LCC's chief officer of parks JJ Sexby laid out the park, which was opened in 1908.[2] Sexby's design included enhancements to an existing ornamental pond.[3] Over time this became derelict and abandoned, but was restored in 2012.[2]

The park's name may derive from the two eagles depicted on the coat of arms of local 18th-century landowner John Lidgebird, or because Shooters Hill was known as a roost for eagles in medieval times.[4]

References

1. "Eaglesfield Park". Royal Borough of Greenwich. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. "Friends of Eaglesfield Park: Pond Restoration History". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
3. "London Gardens Trust: Eaglesfield Park". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
4. "Eaglesfield Park". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 17 December 2020.