The village centre is composed of Charlton House, which is the finest Jacobean mansion in the London area, the old village green in front of the House, the parish church of St Luke, and the village street.
The four parks of Charlton were all part of the manorial grounds held by the Maryon-Wilson family.
Charlton sand pits, which were originally part of an area known as Hanging Wood, were presented to the London County Council in 1891, and one of the pits became Maryon Park.