John Ruskin Playing Fields

John Ruskin Playing Fields is a recreation area in Croydon, Greater London, England. John Ruskin Playing Fields is situated nearby to The Cedars School, as well as near the garden Coombe Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Addington Hills and Coombe Wood.

Addington Hills

Park

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Addington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It was part of the old parish of Addington before the suburb of Shirley was developed in the 1930s. Addington Hills is situated 1,700 feet southeast of John Ruskin Playing Fields.

Coombe Wood

Garden

Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coombe Wood is a small woodland and garden area in the old village of Coombe, South Croydon near the junction of Coombe Lane and Conduit Lane. The Coombe Wood Gardens are divided into a series of rooms which together give an all-year-round display of shrubs and plants set against a woodland backdrop.

Lloyd Park

Park

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Lloyd Park is a 114 acres park on the outskirts of central Croydon, Greater London, managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It is bordered by Coombe Road to the south and Lloyd Park Avenue to the west. Lloyd Park is situated 1,800 feet northwest of John Ruskin Playing Fields.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Addiscombe and Shirley.

Addiscombe

Suburb

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Addiscombe is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 9.1 miles south of Charing Cross, and is situated north of Coombe and Selsdon, east of Croydon town centre, south of Woodside, and west of Shirley.

Shirley

Suburb

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Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It lies north of Spring Park and Addington, east of Addiscombe, south of Monks Orchard and west of West Wickham, and 10 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross.

Selsdon

Suburb

Selsdon is a village in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Surrey.

John Ruskin Playing Fields

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.36541° or 51° 21′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.06594° or 0° 3′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C3X9W8M+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 260633673

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Cedars School and Coombe Lodge.

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