Potters Fields Park
Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The park is located immediately south-west of Tower Bridge. It is frequently used for food festivals and other events.
A Potter's Field is a burial ground for paupers in a location previously used to dig clay for pottery, and hence of no agricultural use.
History
In the 17th century, Dutch potters who had fled religious persecution produced Delftware in the area, which included the Pickleherring Pottery.
On the 1872 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map, the area includes a small disused burial ground - presumably the one the name refers to; an adjacent street called Potters' Fields; and warehouses and other buildings.
The modern park was planned in 1982. It was known as Potters Field (singular) until it was extensively landscaped and reopened in 2007, when the current name was adopted.
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Coordinates: 51°30′15″N 0°04′43″W / 51.5042°N 0.0786°W