64-537: Beddington is a suburban settlement in the London Borough of Sutton on the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon . Beddington is formed from a village of the same name which until early the 20th century still included land which became termed entirely as Wallington . By the 13th century, the latter was also partially known as Hakebrug, and named after a bridge on the River Wandle . The locality has
128-491: A plant-based , carbon-neutral café, and hosts visual art exhibitions, theatre and dance. The site also incorporates a vinyl record shop (one of two branches of the Union Music Store ). In July 2021 the venue became the country's first grassroots music venue to be certified as carbon neutral. A wide variety of measures have been put in place to achieve neutrality. In addition to the fully plant-based menu for
192-629: A 1.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation , Grade 1. It is owned by Sutton Council and managed by the Council together with the Friends of Sutton Ecology Centre. It is an area of mainly open space where visitors can find out about wildlife habitats, alternative energy, recycling, composting, and organic gardening. The centre's activities include running educational visits for schools and community groups, as well as events and volunteer days. The history of
256-572: A 7.5 acre small-holding of a type originally given to ex-servicemen following the First World War. The London Borough of Sutton has provided funding to grow the green economy by creating a low carbon cluster of green businesses . The project includes the establishment of a "Green Business Network", the provision of training, and the creation of employment opportunities for assessors, surveyors, designers and installers. HVDC Kingsnorth Too Many Requests If you report this error to
320-452: A district heating system of super-insulated pipes. Should residents or workers require a heating boost, each home or office has a domestic hot water tank that doubles as a radiator. The CHP plant at BedZED is powered by off-cuts from tree surgery waste that would otherwise go to landfill. Wood is a carbon neutral fuel because the CO 2 released when the wood is burned is equal to that absorbed by
384-561: A farmers' market. Music is performed from three stages and across the genres from rock to folk. The main stage is a natural open-air amphitheatre. There is food and a bar with real ales. The fair attracts on average around 10,000 people. It is organised by EcoLocal with a team of volunteers. Sutton Community Farm, the only one of its kind in London, is located in the Wallington part of the borough. A non-profit social enterprise, it occupies
448-466: A flour mill and bakery. The old – 18th-century or earlier – mill house remains to this day. Beddington Park was the former manor house of the Carew family, lost to money lenders (see George Samuel Ford ) and bad debts by Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew in the 1850s. The Domesday Book mentions two Beddington estates and these were united by Nicholas Carew to form Carew Manor in 1381. The Manor, once
512-474: A geometric pattern of nineteen panels. The centre-piece is the depiction of Henry VIII's palace at Nonsuch. Other panels depict armorial bearers from the old local families, as well as industrial and architectural heritage. Whitehall is a timber framed and weatherboarded house in the centre of Cheam village. It was originally built in about 1500 as a wattle and daub yeoman farmer's house but has been much extended. The external weatherboarded appearance dates from
576-585: A landscaped wooded park at Beddington Park – also known as Carew Manor ; and a nature reserve and sewage treatment works in the centre and to the north of its area respectively. The population of Beddington according to the 2011 census is 21,044. Beddington forms part of the Carshalton and Wallington constituency, which is represented in Westminster by Conservative Elliot Colburn . Of the six councillors that Beddington elects to Sutton Council (from
640-526: A medieval moated house, was home to the Royal Female Orphanage from 1866 until 1968. It now contains council offices and Carew Manor School. In about 1591 Sir Walter Raleigh secretly, and without royal permission, married one of Queen Elizabeth I 's maids of honour , Elizabeth Throckmorton of Carew Manor. Raleigh spent time in the Tower of London for this and Elizabeth was expelled from
704-483: A mosaic measuring 9 metres (30 feet) in height and 5 metres (16 feet)approximately) in width, and covering the whole of a three-storey wall in the town square near the Waterstones bookshop. It was made from vitreous ceramic tesserae (small tiles made of glass and clay), and put in place in 1994. It was commissioned to celebrate Sutton's heritage, and shows several aspects of the borough's heritage and local history in
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#1732781181327768-558: A prominent position in Beddington Park, immediately south of what is now Carew Manor School and which was from the late Middle Ages the seat of the Carew family. It contains an organ screen by William Morris . The church is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: The River Wandle is a 9 miles (14 km) long river which flows through four southwest London boroughs, including Sutton. It passes through Croydon , Sutton, Merton , and Wandsworth where it joins
832-577: A prominent position in Beddington Park, immediately south of what is now Carew Manor School. It contains an organ screen by William Morris . The church is designated at Grade II* for the following principal reasons: Beddington is served by the Wimbledon branch of the Tramlink network. The nearest railway station is Waddon . The area is served by a number of bus routes, all of which are operated by Transport for London . Beddington Heights, Calgary
896-459: Is in a converted hall in nearby Carshalton – see entry above). Productions at the Secombe have ranged in content from modern productions to new twists on older, more established plays. Some productions have been produced locally, while others have come as part of touring groups. From time to time comedians and musicians have appeared at the theatre. In 2014, because of local council budget cuts,
960-514: Is named after Beddington, Surrey. London Borough of Sutton The London Borough of Sutton ( pronunciation ) is an Outer London borough in London , England . It covers an area of 43 km (17 sq mi) and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It borders the London Borough of Croydon to the east, the London Borough of Merton to the north and
1024-902: The River Thames . The river changed from being a mainly rural one lined with a scattering of watermills at the beginning of the 19th century to a heavily built-up one by the 1930s. In the second half of the 20th century the river changed again, as the local authorities made improvements to its visual appearance and restored it as a habitat for wildlife. Much of the River is accessible using the Wandle Trail , which passes through Sutton borough at Beddington , Hackbridge and Carshalton (including Grove Park in Carshalton Village). Little Holland House in Carshalton Beeches
1088-527: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to the north-west; it also borders the Surrey boroughs of Epsom and Ewell to the west and Reigate and Banstead to the south. The local authority is Sutton London Borough Council . Its principal town is Sutton . The borough has some of the schools with the best results in the country. A Trust for London and New Policy Institute report noted that Sutton had
1152-677: The 17th century but has been much extended and restored, particularly in the period 1896 to 1903 when a large Edwardian wing was added to the south side. It now houses the London Borough of Sutton's main Museum and has a local history collection, including objects that date back to the Bronze Age. The museum has recently been refurbished, reopening in May 2012 with enhanced features. Among others improvements, there are now expanded displays about
1216-465: The 18th century. In the garden there is a medieval well which served an earlier building on the site. Now an historic house museum , the building features a period kitchen, and house details from the Georgian , Victorian and Edwardian eras. The museum temporarily closed in 2016 to allow for a £1.6m refurbishment of the building. It reopened in 2018 with improved facilities. Jill Whitehead, chair of
1280-838: The Ecology Centre is that the grounds were until the late eighties known as the "Lodgelands", named after the old gardens of The Lodge in Carshalton. They were used as a tree nursery until the early 1980s, when they became surplus to requirements. After a prolonged public debate, it was agreed in 1987 to preserve the area as an open space for public use. The Environmental Fair is held in Carshalton Park on August Bank Holiday Monday. It features over 100 stalls and showcases local sustainability initiatives. It also includes music, performing art, poetry, children's activities, campaign groups, local craft, interactive demonstrations, and
1344-518: The Helios Road part of the development) during March 2002. BedZED receives power from a small-scale combined heat and power plant (CHP). In conventional energy generation, the heat that is produced as a by-product of generating electricity is lost. With CHP technology, this heat can be harnessed and put to use. At BedZED, the heat from the CHP provides hot water, which is distributed around the site via
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#17327811813271408-623: The Holiday Inn Hotel, and is part of a complex which contains the Civic Offices , home of Sutton Borough Council, and the Sutton College of Liberal Arts. It is the largest library in the borough. Originally opened in 1975, it was extensively refurbished in 2004 to meet changing customer needs. It was the first public library to appoint a library writer-in-residence; the first to establish a CD and video lending library; and
1472-577: The Wealas, the Romanized Britons , whom the Suthrige found here when Britain was [mostly] becoming England. In historical records, however, Wallington is not a place of importance. There was a chapel, but there is no record of a parish church. In Bishop Willis's visitation of 1725 the chapel is described as partly used for a barn, no service having taken place [in memory]. It was ruinous later in
1536-770: The arms shown on the seal of "Nicholas de Carreu" (c. 1255 – 1311), appended to the Barons' Letter, 1301 , which he joined as "Lord of Mulesford " and which were blazoned for the same bearer in the Caerlaverock Poem or Roll of Arms of 1300, when he was present at the Siege of Caerlaverock Castle . From him are descended the Carew baronets of Antony and of Haccombe, the Earl of Totnes and Baron Carew . The Grade II* listed 14th-century flint parish church of St Mary's occupies
1600-518: The borough has almost doubled each decade since 1991: in 2019 Council data put the non white population at 26.8%, and the total White population at 73.2%. White British is the largest ethnic group at 62.6; this is down 10% from the 2011 census. The Filipino community is the largest foreign-born population in Sutton, closely followed by the Sri-Lankan (Tamil) community. The London Borough of Sutton
1664-601: The borough is reflected in the number of heritage areas designated as conservation areas and as areas of special local character. Descriptions of a selection of the borough's cultural institutions and attractions are set out below. The Sound Lounge , a grassroots concert venue, opened in December 2020 in Sutton High Street in the former premises of Royal Bank of Scotland . It hosts live performances of blues, Americana , folk and roots music . The venue includes
1728-611: The café, these include getting all energy from renewable sources, not sending any waste to landfill and maintaining an allotment garden on site for zero-carbon produce for the café. The Charles Cryer Studio Theatre is situated on the High Street (number 39) in Carshalton Village. It was opened by Prince Edward in 1991. As well as drama and musicals, productions included comedy and dance. With material ranging from Shakespeare to Chekov to panto and children's favourites,
1792-426: The century and was pulled down in 1797. There were extensive common fields , as was usual in the parishes on the north side of the chalk range. They were inclosed under an Act of 1812. In 1835 a system of allotments was established, which seems to have flourished for a time. A few old houses remain at Wallington Corner, but none of these appear to date from earlier than the beginning of the 19th century. A parish hall
1856-479: The cost consultants Gardiner and Theobald. The 99 homes, and 1,405 square metres of work space were built between 2000 and 2002. It is the UK's largest and first carbon-neutral eco-community. The buildings are constructed of materials that store heat during warm conditions and release heat at cooler times, and where possible, they have been built from natural, recycled or reclaimed materials. The first residents moved in (to
1920-512: The council's environment and neighbourhood committee, said: "The redevelopment of the Whitehall Museum is of major significance to the borough as it is one of our oldest and most historic buildings." Within the London Borough of Sutton there are 147 Grade II listed buildings , six Grade II* listings, one Grade I listing, 4 'B' listings and 6 'C' listings. The proportion of Black, Asian and ethnic minorities in general living in
1984-497: The court but the marriage appears to have been a genuine love-match and survived the imprisonment. A popular story is that when Raleigh was beheaded by James I in 1618, Elizabeth claimed his embalmed head and kept it in a bag for the rest of her life. His body was buried in St Margaret's, Westminster , and after his wife's death 29 years later, Raleigh's head was returned to his tomb and interred at St. Margaret's Church. During
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2048-437: The current member is Neil Garratt . Sutton is divided into two parliamentary constituencies, Sutton and Cheam and Carshalton and Wallington with one member of Parliament each: The London Borough of Sutton was once made up of rural villages, associated with feudal and royal estates . The "village feel" persists, and Carshalton, Cheam and Belmont in Sutton continue to be referred to as villages. The historic development of
2112-433: The current one is thought to have been the site of one of these. Once erroneously thought to have been owned in the late 16th century by Sir Walter Raleigh , an early 17th-century lease shows that it was in fact owned by the Carew family as a flour mill. In 1805 it was a snuff mill with a new owner, and it changed hands several times before being burnt down and replaced by the current building in 1891–1892 by Wallis & Co as
2176-611: The early 20th century. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Beddinton(e) held partly by Robert de Watevile from Richard de Tonebrige and by Miles Crispin. Its Domesday Assets were: 6 hides ; 1 church, 14 ploughs , 4 mills worth £3 15s 0d, 44 acres (0.18 km) of meadow , woodland worth 10 hogs per year. It rendered: £19 10s 0d per year to its feudal system overlords. In 1901 it consisted of 3,127.5 acres (12.657 km), of which 1,439 acres were arable land, 614 permanent grass and 45 woods. As this
2240-545: The first planted in England) and an early 18th-century Grade II* listed dovecote . Archaeologists have discovered a Tudor garden including a grotto at Carew Manor, believed to have been created by Sir Francis Carew in the 16th century. Its exact location has not been disclosed in order to protect it from looting. As well as Carew Manor, the family have given their name to a street in nearby Wallington , Carew Road. Arms of Carew: Or, 3 lions passant in pale sable were
2304-468: The first to offer a full public library service on Sundays. The library is arranged over four storeys, and the lending and reference facilities extend to a reader's lounge; café and shop; IT facilities; opportunities to listen to music; and a children's library themed around the world's environments. The Sutton Life Centre is an £8 million community facility designed to improve life chances for younger people and encourage good citizenship. Its key feature –
2368-578: The following. The acclaimed BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) housing complex is located on London Road, SM6, about 500 yards north of Hackbridge mainline railway station. It uses a number of innovative technologies to enable it to operate with zero energy use. It was designed by the architect Bill Dunster to support a more sustainable lifestyle. The project was led by the Peabody Trust in partnership with Bill Dunster Architects, Ellis & Moore Consulting Engineers, BioRegional, Arup and
2432-469: The highest rate in London of pupils achieving 5 A* – C GCSEs. In December 2014 Sutton was described by a senior Government official as the most "normal place in Britain". In connection with this, the leader of Sutton Council described the borough as "quietly brilliant", and noted that 91% of residents say it is "a great place to live". Low levels of recorded crime are a feature of the borough, being among
2496-454: The lifezone – is a virtual street, a room with screens on all walls showing real-life scenes from Sutton's streets. It also has a library, a café, a climbing wall , and community, eco, sports, youth and media zones. It tries to encourage community engagement and involvement. It was opened on 27 October 2010 by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg . Honeywood is a large house at the western end of Carshalton Ponds. At its earliest it dates from
2560-402: The local arts community about arts initiatives, seeks out funding for local projects and runs events. There are a number of examples of public art in Sutton town centre, ranging from building-height murals, to sculptures to an armillary . These are all fully described in the article on the town of Sutton itself. Of particular borough-wide note is one of the murals, which is in the form of
2624-520: The local council announced that four organisations submitting outline bids to take over the two theatres had been invited to submit full business cases by 12 December. The council worked with the Theatres Trust and Sutton Centre for Voluntary Services to help bidders through the bidding process. On 15 January 2015 the bid by the new "Sutton Theatres Trust" (STT) was given approval by the council's environment and neighbourhood committee to take over
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2688-503: The local council confirmed that the theatre would be brought back into use, following a successful bid to run the venue (on a 25-year lease) by Cryer Arts Ltd. The company plans a range of events, including music, film and theatre. The Secombe Theatre (named after Sir Harry Secombe ) was in Cheam Road, adjacent to the Holiday Inn Hotel. The theatre was opened by Sir Harry, who lived in Sutton for over 30 years of his life. The theatre
2752-476: The lowest in London . An Ipsos MORI poll in 2014 found that 97% of residents felt safe in the borough during the day, and 71% felt safe at night, a higher figure than in 2011. The 2014 Family Hotspots Report, on the best places in England and Wales for families to live, placed three areas within the borough among the top 10 places in London. The areas were identified as postcodes SM1, SM2 (Sutton town) and SM3 (Cheam). A Rightmove study in 2015 found that Sutton
2816-516: The orange trees planted by Sir Francis Carew in the 16th century and claimed to be the first in England. In the grounds is an early 18th-century Grade II* listed dovecote . Archaeologists discovered a Tudor garden including a grotto at Carew Manor, believed to have been created by Sir Francis Carew in the 16th century. There are tours of the great hall organised by the London Borough of Sutton Museum & Heritage Service. The Grade II* listed 14th-century flint parish church of St Mary's occupies
2880-458: The period of its shrinkage. Wallington is now more urban than Beddington; the hamlet in 1901 had a population of 5,152 on an area of 312 acres. In prehistoric times it also appears to have been the more important place, since it gave its name to the hundred. It is possible that the Roman remains mentioned above may be a relic of a formerly important place, and that its name may preserve the memory of
2944-577: The river Wandle and its influence on the life of the area, including an interactive map. Arts Network Sutton "promotes, champions, nurtures and acts as a voice for the arts" in the borough. Taking over from the former Sutton Arts Council, it was put in place in April 2014, and launched by the Mayor of Sutton in June. It co-ordinates the arts locally and works together with regional and national arts bodies, informs
3008-420: The state secondary schools are grammar schools . Schools in the borough were set to receive the fourth largest funding increase in the country in 2015/16. In May 2014 it was announced that grammar schools in the borough planned to set aside a number of additional places specifically for Sutton borough pupils. Nonsuch High School for Girls and Sutton Grammar School for Boys had already agreed this new policy at
3072-545: The theatre's aim was to balance popularity with quality. The theatre also served as a concert venue for local bands and played host to the popular local Rockshot festival. The theatre is named after the man who led the campaign to open the Secombe Theatre, Sutton , listed below. In August 2016 Sutton Theatres Trust, which owned the theatre, went into administration and it closed. However, at a meeting in October 2018,
3136-567: The theatres, thus saving them from closure. In August 2016 the Trust went into administration and the theatre closed permanently. Beddington Park is the location of Carew Manor which was the home of the Beddington branch of the Carew family. The Grade I listed great hall, with its hammerbeam roof , survives from the Tudor house along with part of the early 18th-century orangery built around
3200-487: The time of the announcement, while the other three grammar schools in the borough were set to follow suit. Sutton College of Learning for Adults (SCOLA), originally named Sutton College of Liberal Arts, is a college offering over 1,000 part-time courses at its borough-wide centres. its main centres are in Sutton and Wallington . The London Borough of Sutton is home to a number of notable environmental projects, including
3264-646: The tree as it grew. The development has attracted wide interest and acclaim over the past decade since it was built, and, has won numerous awards. Among other examples of recognition, it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize for architecture in October 2003, and won awards from the London Evening Standard and RIBA in 2002. The Sutton Ecology Centre is located in the Carshalton Village part of Sutton borough. The Grounds are
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#17327811813273328-550: The venue was, along with its sister theatre, the Charles Cryer Theatre in Carshalton , identified by the Theatre Trust as one of 33 theatres in the country for inclusion on its "At Risk" register. The risk of closure spurred celebrity intervention in favour of the two theatres: writer, actor, comedian and BBC presenter Tim Vine , called on Sutton Council to reconsider its proposals. On 10 November 2014
3392-456: The visit of Christian IV of Denmark to England in August 1606, the royal party visited Beddington, hosted by Sir George Carew . The Grade I listed great hall (or banqueting hall), containing a fine hammerbeam roof , survives from the mediaeval house. In the grounds are part of the orangery built in the early 18th century around orange trees planted by Sir Francis Carew (claimed to be
3456-504: The wards Beddington North and Beddington South), three are Liberal Democrats and three are Independents. The village lay in Wallington hundred and until the 19th century was in secular and ecclesiastical terms a large parish in its own right. Wallington was for centuries a manor in Beddington parish and although known as a shorthand for the area stretching from Cheam to Addington and from Chaldon to Mitcham (inclusive). Wallington superseded Beddington's former area almost completely in
3520-526: Was before the expansion of Wallington, it extends on the south over the chalk downs at Roundshaw and northwards on to the London Clay. Lavender and medicinal herbs were grown commercially in the parish. The population in 1901 was 4,812. The parish was bounded on the north by Mitcham Common, and the three parishes of Croydon, Beddington and Mitcham met on the railway line by Beddington Lane station. The 1911 Victoria County History documents Beddington in
3584-506: Was built at Wallington in 1888, following its church and parish being set up in 1867 (in Beddington at the time). Holy Trinity Church school was built in 1896; the High School for girls was built in 1895 and enlarged in 1905. Thus it came about that Wallington took up most of the land of Beddington. A static inverter plant of HVDC Kingsnorth stood here in the late 20th century. The Domesday Book mentions two Mills at Beddington, and
3648-490: Was created out of a former Christian Scientist church building originally dating from 1937. The main auditorium seats 396 (or 343 if the orchestra pit is in use), and there is a large multi-purpose function room attached. The Secombe Theatre is operated in conjunction with the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, named after the man who led the campaign to open the Secombe Theatre. (The Charles Cryer Theatre
3712-487: Was made a local government district the following year. Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . Another urban district was created in 1915 covering the two parishes of Beddington and Wallington. The Sutton Urban District was enlarged in 1928 to take in the neighbouring parish of Cheam , at which point the urban district was renamed 'Sutton and Cheam'. It
3776-466: Was one of the four "vanguard areas" selected in 2010 for the Big Society initiative. The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the five ancient parishes of Beddington , Carshalton , Cheam , Sutton and Wallington , all of which were historically in the county of Surrey . The parish of Sutton was made a local government district in 1882. The neighbouring parish of Carshalton
3840-458: Was one of the four "vanguard areas" selected in 2010 for the Government's Big Society initiative. Sutton was chosen because of its reputation for having a strong sense of community, its active voluntary sector and track record of devolving power to its neighbourhoods. The London Borough of Sutton has some schools at both primary and secondary levels which perform exceptionally well. Five of
3904-568: Was the fourth happiest borough in which to live out of 33 in London. It achieved the same placing in the 2016 survey. In 2014, a survey by eMoov (Property Hot Spot Index) found Sutton to be the easiest place in the country in which to sell a property. It was shown in a national detailed Land Use Survey by the Office for National Statistics in 2005 that the London Borough of Sutton had the highest proportion of land taken up by gardens, 35.1%, of any district in England. The London Borough of Sutton
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#17327811813273968-434: Was the home of the artist Frank Dickinson (1874–1961). Dickinson's Arts and Crafts style interior was influenced by John Ruskin and textile designer and artist William Morris . The house contains many of his art works. Admission is free and the house is open 1.30–5.30pm the first Sunday of each month plus Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays. Sutton Library is situated close to the top of the town, near St Nicholas Church and
4032-484: Was then incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1934. Beddington and Wallington Urban District became a municipal borough in 1937. The modern London Borough of Sutton was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam , Carshalton Urban District and Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington . The area
4096-600: Was transferred from Surrey to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. Sutton includes the areas: The local authority is Sutton Council, based at the Civic Offices on St Nicholas Way in Sutton. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Croydon and Sutton constituency. The seat has only returned assembly members from the Conservative Party and
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