A roughly square-shaped, grassed lawn at Mareham le Fen. The land was offered for sale by the landowner, Edward Coupland, with the intention that it form part of the efforts to commemorate those from the parish who had died during the First World War. Although not formally conveyed to the Mareham le Fen Memorial Lawn Charity until September 1922, it is possible that the lawn was laid out at the same time that the adjacent village hall was erected, in late 1920 (see MLI126480). The exact date of opening remains uncertain though. A more permanent war memorial was unveiled at the cemetery to the north of the village in January 1922 (see MLI125273). {1}{2}{3} The lawn is a small, grassed playing area, historically mostly used for bowls, with tennis and croquet also occasionally played. An application to designate it as a Registered Park and Garden was rejected in May 2023. Whilst of local interest showing how the village marked the significance of the First World War, it was felt that the lawn was not of sufficient national importance to meet the criteria for designation, being an open functional space without designed elements. {4}{5}