tʃˈɑːɹltən sˈændpɪts, wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈɑːɹt əvən ˈɛɹiə nˈoʊn æz hˈæŋɪŋ wˈʊd, wɜː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tə ðə lˈʌndən kˈaʊnti kˈaʊnsəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn baɪ ðə mˈɛɹɪənwˈɪlsən fˈæmɪli, ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə pˈɪts bɪkˌeɪm mˈɛɹɪən pˈɑːɹk.
Charlton sandpits, which were originally part of an area known as Hanging Wood, were presented to the London County Council in 1891 by the Maryon-Wilson family, and one of the pits became Maryon Park.