The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, created in 1983, is administered by Historic England. It includes more than 1,600 sites, ranging from gardens of private houses, to cemeteries and public parks.[1]
There are 168 registered parks and gardens in Greater London. 18 are listed at grade I, the highest grade, 32 at grade II*, the middle grade, and 118 at grade II, the lowest grade.
There are no listed parks and gardens in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames or the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
| Grade | Criteria[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Parks and gardens of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important | |
| II* | Particularly important parks and gardens of more than special interest | |
| II | Parks and gardens of national importance and special interest |