▁Church . ▁Besides ▁being ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁worship ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁as ▁a ▁conference ▁and ▁training ▁centre . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁renov ated ▁by ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S utton . ▁ ▁Lav ender ▁Field s ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁historic ▁lav ender ▁fields . ▁One , ▁at ▁O aks ▁Way , ▁Car shal ton ▁Be ech es ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁community ▁project ▁that ▁man ages ▁three ▁acres ▁of ▁lav ender . ▁The ▁other , ▁a ▁ 2 5 - acre ▁commercial ▁site ▁in ▁Cro yd on ▁Lane ▁called ▁May field , ▁is ▁popular ▁with ▁tour ists . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁within ▁the ▁Car shal ton ▁South ▁and ▁C lock house ▁w ard ▁within ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S utton . ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁once ▁famous ▁as ▁the ▁" L av ender ▁Capital ▁of ▁the ▁World ". ▁Although ▁now ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁shut down ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁rat ▁inf est ation . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁the ▁North ▁Down s ▁of ▁Sur rey , ▁with ▁its ▁ch alk y ▁free - dra ining ▁soil , ▁ideal ▁for ▁lav ender ▁growing , ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁world wide ▁production ▁of ▁lav ender . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁prosper ous ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁agricult ure . ▁Blue ▁fields ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁all ▁over ▁Mitch am , ▁Cro