Worcester Park

Worcester Park takes its name from the Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, who was appointed Keeper of the Great Park of Nonsuch in 1606. The area was once part of Nonsuch Great Park which covered around 1100 acres and was adjacent to the Little Park which contained Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII. Both parks were originally used as deer parks. Henry VIII had obtained the land from Sir Richard de Codington. During the ownership by Sir Richard de Codington, there was a manor house on a site which was later replaced by Worcester House and is now the site of Worcester Close. In 1650, it was valued at £550 per annum. There was also a church of St. Mary on roughly the same site where the church…

The Hamptons is a mixed development completed in 2021 by Berkeley Group Holdings. It contains mainly Colonial Revival architecture and is located in the northeast of Worcester Park. It was constructed in 30 acre of parkland on the former site of sewage works and its formerly bracken buffer. The estate contains conservation wetlands, an amphitheatre, community centre and gym, tennis courts (for residents) and a viewing platform with views to the City of London. The park has been open to the public since July 2006.