Cheam Park — Attraction in London

The Roman road of Stane Street forms part of the boundary of Cheam. The course of Stane Street through the area is now followed by the modern road London Road at North Cheam, and designated A24 on road maps. Cheam's roots date back to 1018, when Chertsey Abbey owned the area. In the Domesday Book, the Bishop was holding Cheam to cater for the monks.

Cheam appears in Domesday Book as Ceiham. It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury. Its Domesday assets were: 4 hides; 1 church, 17 ploughs, 1-acre (4,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 25 hogs. It rendered £14.

In the Middle Ages, Cheam had potteries, and recent excavations have been carried out by archaeologists. In 1538, part of Cheam was handed over to Henry VIII. The same year, Henry began work on Nonsuch Palace, which he decorated elaborately. This was later sold and demolished. In 1801, the time of the first census, Cheam had a population of 616 Cheamonians.

In 1259 Henry III of England made Cheam a town by charter. Records of Cheam Charter Fair date back to the 1800s when a fairground accompanied the market.

Cheam was the original home of Cheam School which was formed in Whitehall in 1645 and later occupied Tabor Court from 1719 until 1934 when the school moved to Berkshire. Prince Philip attended the school in Cheam in the years immediately...

Whether your passing by, walking your dog, or playing in the park. This is the place to be with any of your spare time

There is large open fields with football goal posts. A nice small cafe located by the enclosed children play area for refreshments, teas, coffees or snacks/ ice creams

Car parking available and a local high street not too far away. Bus stops and a train station in walking distance.

This park then also joins onto Nonsuch Park which is too a very lovely place, being a local national park to visit.

Another cafe located by the nonsuch mansion. They do have regular fairs/ festivals, museum events (Sunday) they run through out the year on certain days if anyone is interested in...

Cheam Park is a popular suburban park with plenty of green spaces, attractive flower beds and mature trees, including a cluster of cedars. It adjoins Cheam Recreation Ground which has more green space and a cafe, children's playground, exercise equipment for children and another set for taller people, tennis courts, and bowls and croquet club. The Park and Rec border Nonsuch Park. There are well-placed bench seats in both areas. The park attracts people of all ages, including dog people, but there are many wild animals and plants here. The area is on high ground and there are views of the Wembley Arch, the Shard and other tall...