# Parsloes Park, London

[Parks](https://geography.me/london/parks)

## Close by

- Pitch, 190 m
- Playground, 230 m
- [Park](https://geography.me/london/park-237), 490 m
- [Hannigan Pharmacy](https://geography.me/london/hannigan-pharmacy): Pharmacy, 870 m
- [Running track](https://geography.me/london/running-track-162), 1.1 km
- [Becontree Heath Leisure Centre](https://geography.me/london/becontree-heath-leisure-centre): Swimming pool, 2.1 km
- [King George Hospital](https://geography.me/london/king-george-hospital): Emergency room, 3.8 km

Directions: https://maps.apple.com/directions?destination=51.5458,0.1291

Source: https://geography.me/london/parsloes-park

## The story here

Parsloes Park is a 58 hectare public park in Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned and managed by the borough council. It is designated as metropolitan open land, which provides a high level of protection from development.
A small area opposite the Wren Road entrance is managed for wildlife and designated as a Local Nature Reserve called Parsloes Park Squatts.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsloes_Park

Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parsloes_Park,_London_Borough_of_Barking_%26_Dagenham,_RM9_(400631455).jpg