Burton Court (sometimes called Bourton Court [citation needed]) is a park in Chelsea, London.
It belongs to the Royal Chelsea Hospital which is situated on the southside of Royal Hospital Road, and comprises three tennis courts, a tennis academy and a cricket pitch.[1] Burton Court serves as home ground to the Household Division, thus hosting cricket matches many of which involve Army regiments.
History edit
In 1687-88 a public footpath was established through the park after the building of the hospital.[2] In 1761 this footpath closed at night, resulting in an extra half a mile for pedestrians to walk around it.[2] Garden Row was built in 1733 facing Burton Court and by 1794 had seven houses.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Burton Court & Outdoor Sports". Royal Chelsea Hospital. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Croot, Patricia E. C. (1911). A history of the County of Middlesex: Chelsea. Published for the Institute of Historical Research by Oxford University Press. pp. 5, 45, 46. ISBN 978-1-904356-24-0. Retrieved 22 February 2012.