North Sheen Recreation Ground
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North Sheen Rec, viewed from Dancer Road
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | London |
| Created | 1909; extended 1923 |
| Operated by | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Status | Open all year |
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| Full name | Kew Park Rangers Football Club |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Ground | North Sheen Recreation Ground |
| Website | Club home page |
Coordinates: 51°28′16.1796″N -0°17′5.3808″W / 51.471161000°N 0.284828000°W
North Sheen Recreation Ground, in Dancer Road, Kew, Richmond, London, is a recreation area and the home of Kew Park Rangers Football Club.
North Sheen, in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey), was first marked on maps from 1904. At that time the area was mostly undeveloped and was used to grow fruit and vegetables for market, but by 1920 residential building was underway. North Sheen was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.
Opened in June 1909 and extended in 1923, the recreation ground was originally part of an orchard belonging to the Popham Estate, owned by the Leyborne Pophams whose family seat was at Littlecote House, Wiltshire.
During the Second World War the recreation ground was used for allotments and there was an underground public shelter opposite what is now the sports pavilion clubhouse.
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