▁Road . ▁The ▁park ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁houses ▁lie ▁within ▁a ▁conservation ▁area . ▁Although ▁much ▁reduced ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁size , ▁it ▁still ▁offers ▁features ▁of ▁historical ▁significance ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁gro tto , ▁the ▁Hog ▁Pit ▁P ond , ▁and ▁a ▁recently ▁redis cover ed ▁air ▁ra id ▁shelter . ▁Hog ▁Pit ▁is ▁now ▁empty ▁of ▁water , ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁am ph it he atre ▁which ▁is ▁util ised ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁Environment al ▁Fair , ▁which ▁the ▁park ▁plays ▁host ▁to . ▁ ▁Gro ve ▁Park ▁▁ ▁Gro ve ▁Park , ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁centre , ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁approximately ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Street , ▁North ▁Street ▁and ▁Mill ▁Lane . ▁The ▁park ▁land ▁was ▁in ▁media eval ▁times ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Stone ▁Court , ▁then ▁consisting ▁mainly ▁of ▁me adows . ▁The ▁man or ▁house ▁was ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁North ▁Street ▁and ▁Mill ▁Lane . ▁The ▁Gro ve , ▁including ▁the ▁orn amental ▁gard ens , ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Car shal ton ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁Gro ve ▁Park ▁lies ▁next ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Car shal ton ' s ▁p onds ▁( Lower ▁P ond ), ▁from ▁where ▁water ▁flows ▁through