Travel to Balham Map

Balham tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo


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Travel to BalhamWhen travelling to Balham, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Balham overview of Balham’s hotels & accommodation, Balham’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Balham. Experience a unique Balham when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Balham map.


Balham history


Balham History photo

Balham refers to ’rounded enclosure’ and ham to a homestead, village or river enclosure. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. Balham Hill and Balham High Road follow the Roman road Stane Street to Chichester – (now the A24 road)

Second World War air raid

Balham Second World War air raid photo

A bomb fell in the High Road and through the roof of the Balham Underground station below, bursting water and gas mains and killing around 64 people . The incident was featured in Atonement, a 2001 novel by Ian McEwan .

Post-war

Provisional IRA bomb planted near government buildings in Balham, causing substantial damage to buildings . Later that day the group detonated a fatal attack on the Tower of London .

  

Balham map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore


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With 253 travel places to explore on our Balham travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Balham as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Balham map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Balham history from Walkfo).


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