Newington Butts

[2] The Middle English word "butt" referred to an abutting strip of land, and is often associated with medieval field systems.

In 1802, Thomas Hardwick reported that the estate consisted of a number of small tenements in bad condition.

[4] In the spring of 2008, St Mary's Churchyard, the green open space on the northern border of Newington Butts, was given a face lift.

Dotted about within the playground and on the grass elsewhere are concrete mounds with rubber (safety) surfaces which were designed to add interest and topography to the developed area.

These mounds might recall archery butts but this has been denied by the Elephant and Castle Regeneration Team.

The north end of the "Newington Butts" section of the A3 terminates at a roundabout of the Elephant and Castle junction, where the Elizabethan theatre stood.
In 1800, Newington Butts was still part of rural Surrey.
The playground in St Mary's churchyard has mounds that can be thought of as archery butts .
More mounds in the field of St Mary's churchyard.