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it passed to the Crown. In the 1732 the site was sold to Henry Samuel Eyre, and in the 18th century it was agricultural land on two fields called Great Garden Field and Willow Tree Field. The area began to be developed in the 19th century, and
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The site has formal flower beds, a wildlife area and a children's playground. The wildlife area has hedges, a meadow and woodland in an area mixed with gravestones, and it is a good site for butterflies. It is located opposite
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and burial ground were consecrated in 1814. The burial ground was closed in 1855, and converted to a public garden in 1886. There are thought to be around 50,000 graves, including those of the artist
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for excellent green spaces. It is owned and managed by Westminster Council.
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in the medieval period. From 1323 the land was owned by the
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between St John's Wood High Street and Wellington Road.
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is a disused graveyard which is now a public park in
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St. John's Wood
Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation
Local Nature Reserve
City of Westminster
Green Flag Award
Great Forest of Middlesex
Knights of the Order of St. John
Dissolution of the Monasteries
St John's Wood Church
John Sell Cotman
Joanna Southcott
Lord's
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