Mayesbrook Park
Mayesbrook Parkis a 43 hectare[1]public park in theLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenhamand in the post town ofDagenhamand the pre-1965 borough of Barking. It is owned and managed by the borough council. The southern end, which is mainly a large lake, is aLocal Nature Reserve.[2][broken link][3]The area covered by the park was once part of the historicManor of Jenkins,seat of the Fanshawe family. For reasons which remain obscure, the park is nicknamed "Matchstick Island".[4]
The park, which was opened in 1934, was created to meet the need for open space for theLondon County Council's Becontree Housing Estate. The park has a car park, a children's play area, football pitches, a cricket pitch and pavilion, an athletic track, tennis courts, basketball court, and lakes.[1]The Mayesbrook Park project has usedgreen infrastructureengineering to address flood water management needs.[5]
The southern end has two large lakes which are rich in wildlife, newly planted woodland and rough grassland.[2]The Mayes Brook, a tributary of theRiver Roding,runs along the western edge. There is access from Lodge Avenue.[1] 51°32′25″N0°06′40″E/ 51.5403°N 0.1111°E
Since 2002,Mayesbrookis also a ward of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,342.[6]The boundaries were revised in 2022.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Mayesbrook Park".London Parks and Gardens Trust.Retrieved2 November2013.
- ^ab"Maysbrook (sic) Park, South".Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013.Retrieved2 November2013.
- ^"Map of Mayesbrook Park, South".Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.Retrieved2 November2013.
- ^Post Memories: The Mystery of Matchstick Island,Barking and Dagenham Post, 15 August 2016
- ^"Mayesbrook Park - Green Infrastructure Case Study: Creating the UK's first climate change park in east London (NE394)".Natural England. 19 June 2013.Retrieved2 November2013.
- ^"Barking and Dagenham Ward population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved17 October2016.
External links
[edit]- "Mayesbrook Park".Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.Retrieved2013-11-02.
- "iGiGL data portal (map)".Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-01-14.Retrieved2013-11-02.
- "Mayesbrook Park".London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-20.
