Nonsuch Park
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Cheam, London Borough of Sutton, England |
| Coordinates | 51°21′29″N 0°13′43″W / 51.358171°N 0.228714°WCoordinates: 51°21′29″N 0°13′43″W / 51.358171°N 0.228714°W |
| Operated by | Epsom and Ewell and London Borough of Sutton joint management committee |
| Status | Open year round |
Nonsuch Park /ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ/ is a public park between Stoneleigh, North Cheam, Cheam, and Ewell on the boundaries of the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England and the London Borough of Sutton. It is the last surviving part of the Little Park of Nonsuch, a deer hunting park established by Henry VIII of England surrounding the former Nonsuch Palace. The western regions of the larger adjacent Great Park of Nonsuch became known as Worcester Park after the 4th Earl of Worcester was appointed Keeper of the Great Park in 1606.
The park contains Nonsuch Mansion, also known as Nonsuch Park House.
There is evidence of a possible Iron Age settlement towards the southern side of the park which was identified during road construction in 1939. Pits and hearths containing Iron Age pottery, burnt flints and a spindlewhorl were found, though subsequent archaeological surveys in 1993–1995 revealed no traces of earthworks or surface finds.
The Roman road Stane Street passed along the northwestern boundary of what is now Nonsuch Park (the modern day London Road/A24) on its way from London to Chichester via the nearby spring at Ewell.
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