Visit Earlsfield Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Earlsfield

  

Earlsfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Earlsfield

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Earlsfield history

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In mediaeval times, the area was the northern part of the manor and hamlet of Garrat (also spelt Garratt, Garrett or Garret) in the parish of Wandsworth and notorious in the 18th century for the Garrat mock elections. By then the area had already industrialised with numerous mills along the River Wandle.

Earlsfield geography / climate

The River Wandle flows roughly parallel to Garratt Lane through the area. It has been the subject of a council-funded clean-up operation in the past few years.

You can visit Earlsfield places with Walkfo Earlsfield to hear history at Earlsfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Earlsfield has 288 places to visit in our interactive Earlsfield map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Earlsfield, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Earlsfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Earlsfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 288 audio facts unique to Earlsfield places in an interactive Earlsfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Earlsfield Places Map
288 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Earlsfield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Earlsfield

  

Best Earlsfield places to visit

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Earlsfield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Earlsfield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Earlsfield’s information audio spots:

St Mary of Debre Tsion, Battersea St Mary of Debre Tsion is a church in Battersea, London . It was built in the 1960s . It is one of the largest churches in the world .

Katherine Low Settlement The Katherine Low Settlement was founded in 1924 as part of the settlement movement . It is now a listed building and provider of charitable services to the local community .

Old Battersea House Old Battersea House is one of the oldest surviving buildings in South West London . It was rumoured to have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren . Grade II* listed building was built around 1699 and Grade II listed .

Clapham Grand The Grand (previously The Grand Theatre) is a Grade II listed building on St John’s Hill, near Clapham Junction, South London . It was designed by Earnest Woodrow and was first opened in 1900 as The New Grand Theatre of Varieties .

The Falcon, Battersea The Falcon is a Grade II listed public house at 2 St John’s Hill, Battersea, London . It is located in the centre of the city’s most famous landmarks .

Battersea Central Library The library was built by the Battersea Vestry between 1889 and 1890, to a design by Edward Mountford . It remains in use in contemporary times as one of Wandsworth Council’s libraries .

Huguenot Burial Site The Huguenot Burial Site is located in Wandsworth, London . It was in use from 1687 to 1854 . It is located next to St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church .

Wandsworth Common Wandsworth Common is 69.43 hectares (171.6 acres) It is a public common in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London . The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,247 .

Royal Trinity Hospice Royal Trinity Hospice is the oldest hospice in the UK, founded in 1891 by a member of the Hoare banking family . The hospice provides free palliative and end of life care for patients in a state-of-the-art inpatient unit at their Clapham Common headquarters and in the community .

Putney Library Putney Library is a Grade II listed public library in the London Borough of Wandsworth . It is located in Putney, London .

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