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- 51°27′18″N 0°11′31″W / 51.455°N 0.192°W / 51.455; -0.192 Wandsworth Town (/ ˈwɒnzwərθ /) is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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Wandsworth Town ( / ˈwɒnzwərθ /) is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Wandsworth ( / ˈwɒndzwɜːrθ / ⓘ) is a London borough in South West London, England. It forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main communities are Battersea, Balham, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth Town .
Wandsworth, inner borough of London, England, in the historic county of Surrey. It lies west of Lambeth and stretches for 5 miles (8 km) along the south bank of the River Thames. The borough was established in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan borough of Battersea with approximately.
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Aug 15, 2019 · Wandsworth is certainly known for its green spaces, and Wandsworth Common is the first of them to appear on this list. At nearly 172 acres, it has a number of natural and manmade features such as lakes, fields, a footbridge, a nature education center, and the Wandsworth Common Tennis & Bowls Center.
- Famous Wandsworthians. If you live in Wandsworth, you're in good company. Hundreds of celebrated personalities have made what is now the borough their home over the years: Thomas Cromwell; David Lloyd George; Kevin Spacey; Keira Knightley; Mark Owen; Sophie Dahl; Sadiq Khan; Frank Bruno; Grace Jones; Marc Bolan; Richard Branson; and Konnie Huq.
- It was the birthplace of some pretty big ideas. The Putney Debates of 1647 put forward some of the key democratic rights enjoyed by citizens across the world today.
- It's the site of the world's oldest public railway... Wandsworth is home to England's — and possibly the world's — oldest public railway, the Surrey Iron Railway.
- and London's most boring bridge. As a Thames-side borough, Wandsworth has plenty to offer London's pontists, with no fewer than eight bridges crossing the river within its boundaries.
Wandsworth lies five miles south-west of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Surrey. Wandsworth falls within the London borough council of Wandsworth, under the Greater London Authority.
Wandsworth is one of London’s biggest Boroughs, which makes it great for days of both lofty wandering and intrepid exploring. You can feel its character shift from as you walk through its villages and play tic tac toe with its vibrant patchworks of parks and high streets.
