We have four registered historic parks and gardens of national importance and three locally listed parks and gardens. These settings contribute to the character and local heritage of the borough.
These gardens are an important part of the heritage of the borough and environment. The four nationally registered parks and gardens are:
- Grims Dyke, Harrow Weald
- Canons Park, Edgware
- Harrow Park (formerly Flambards) Harrow on the Hill
- Bentley Priory Harrow Weald
Applications for development within registered historic parks and gardens involve input from the Gardens Trust and sometimes Historic England. Their boundaries and more information about them are available below:
- Bernays Gardens Stanmore (adopted 2002)
- Pinner Memorial Park (amended description adopted February 2019)
- Harrow Weald Park (adopted February 2016)
- Paines Lane Cemetery (adopted February 2019)
- St John the Evangelist and Old Stanmore Church churchyard (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Waxwell Close and the gardens of Waxwell Farmhouse (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- The Cedars (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Byron Recreation Ground and Wealdstone Cemetery (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Stanmore Recreation Ground (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- St Mary’s Churchyard and Churchyard Extension, Harrow on the Hill (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- St John the Baptist Churchyard, Pinner (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Small Green in Front of Church Farm (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Pinner Hill Golf Course (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Little Common, Stanmore (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Headstone Manor Recreation Ground (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Harrow Cemetery, Pinner Road (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Grovefields, Grove Hill (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- Eastcote Lane Cemetery, South Harrow (adopted 23rd September 2021)
- All Saints Churchyard Harrow Weald and All Saints Churchyard extension (adopted 23rd September 2021)
The historic parks and gardens registers have no statutory power, but the gardens are protected through national and local policies and guidance through development control procedures.
More information on parks and gardens of historic interest in the borough can be found at London gardens trust.