Editing Epsom (section)

===Mounthill Gardens and Rosebery Park===
Mounthill Gardens, south west of the town centre, was formed from the grounds of two adjacent houses, both purchased by Epsom UDC in 1950. The smaller house, Rosebank, had been bombed during the Second World War and was subsequently demolished by the council. The larger house, Mounthill, was used as offices for a time, before it too was demolished.{{refn|The Sadlers Court retirement apartments opened in 1998 on the site of the former Mounthill House.<ref name=Mounthill>{{cite web |url=https://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/business/Rangers/Mounthill%20Gardens%20Accessibility%20version.pdf |title=Mounthill Gardens |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |publisher=Epsom & Ewell Borough Council |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608210115/https://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/business/Rangers/Mounthill%20Gardens%20Accessibility%20version.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Morgan_2020>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=62160 |title=Mounthill Gardens: A tale of two estates |last1=Reed |first1=Peter |last2=Morgan |first2=Roger |year=2020 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=5 June 2021 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125190849/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=62160 |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=note}} The {{convert|2|ha|acre|0|spell=in}} of steeply sloping land surrounding the two buildings was converted into a public park that opened in 1965.<ref name=Mounthill/><ref name=Morgan_2020/>

[[File:Rosebery Park, Epsom - geograph.co.uk - 3981517.jpg|thumb|right|The lake in Rosebery Park]]
Rosebery Park, to the south of the town centre, was presented to Epsom UDC in 1913 by Lord Rosebery as "proof of [his] deep and abiding affection" for the town. Rosebery's wish was for the creation of "a&nbsp;public pleasure ground for the resort and recreation of the inhabitants of Epsom." Work to create the formal areas of the park had begun by the outbreak of the First World War, including the enlargement of an existing pond to create the lake. Non-landscaped areas were converted into [[Allotment (gardening)|allotments]] during the two world wars. Today the {{convert|4.5|ha|acre|frac=4|adj=on}} park is owned and managed by the Borough Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/business/Rangers/Rosebery%20Park%20Accessibility%20version.pdf |title=Rosebery Park |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |publisher=Epsom & Ewell Borough Council |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622160255/https://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/business/Rangers/Rosebery%20Park%20Accessibility%20version.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Morgan_Rosebery>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=62262 |title=Rosebery Park |last1=Morgan |first1=Roger |year=2020 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=30 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630032058/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=62262 |url-status=live}}</ref>