<P> With increasing urbanisation of London , some of these were preserved as freely accessible open space and became public parks with the introduction of the Crown Lands Act 1851 . There are today eight parks formally described by this name and they cover almost 2,000 hectares ( 4,900 acres ) of land in Greater London . </P>
<P> With increasing urbanisation of London , some of these were preserved as freely accessible open space and became public parks with the introduction of the Crown Lands Act 1851 . There are today eight parks formally described by this name and they cover almost 2,000 hectares ( 4,900 acres ) of land in Greater London . </P>
how many royal parks are there in london
how many royal parks are there in london
eight
eight