Inventory Site Record

Pinkwell Park is on the site of former fields north of Pinkwell Farm and once part of the extensive Dawley estate. The recreation ground was laid out when the Bourne Farm Estate housing development was built from the 1930s onwards between the railway, Dawley Road and Pinkwell Lane. The park was transferred to Hayes & Harlington UDC on 1 January 1937. It suffered bomb damage in October 1940.

Site location:

Pinkwell Lane/Carnarvon Drive/Waltham Avenue

Postcode:

UB3 1TF

What 3 Words:

rating.trick.atomic

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Hillingdon

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

playground, skateboard area, sports pitch, bowling

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Hayes & Harlington then bus. Bus: U4.

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Research updated:

01/03/2005

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Land in the area was once part of the extensive former estate of Dawley, a Manor referred in the Domesday Book in 1086, once a grand house with parkland and gardens. The house was between the Great Western Railway and the Grand Junction Canal both of which cut across the estate. The name Pinkwell comes from a small pond of the same name that may be of ancient origin, marked as Pinkwell on a farm estate plan of 1767, where Frogs Ditch starts and in the south of the former Dawley estate. The recreation ground was laid out before WWII when the Bourne Farm Estate housing development was built by George Wimpey & Co. Ltd from the 1930s onwards, between the railway, Dawley Road and Pinkwell Lane. The park was transferred to Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council on 1 January 1937. The park suffered bomb damage in October 1940.

Pinkwell Park is a square dominated by central grass used as a sports field, with playgrounds, skateboard area, bowling green and with perimeter paths. There are some older trees as well as more recent planting, including Acer Platonoides 'Emerald Green'. To the north is a low raised terrace with stone steps to a strip of lawn with shrub planting and trees including Tulip trees fronted by a yew hedge. A modern pavilion here has much graffiti.

Sources consulted:

B T White, 'The History of Dawley (Middlesex), Hayes and Harlington Local History Society, 2001

Grid ref:

TQ083790 (508370,179010)

Size in hectares:

4.52

Site ownership:

LB Hillingdon

Site management:

Green Spaces Team; Friends of Pinkwell Park

Date(s):

1930s

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None