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Wimbledon, London Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wimbledon, London

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Wimbledon, London history

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Early history

Wimbledon has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age when the hill fort on Wimbledon Common, the second-largest in London, is thought to have been constructed. The name Wimbledon means “Wynnman’s hill”, with the final element of the name being the Celtic “dun” (hill) The ownership of the manor of Wimbledon changed hands many times during its history.

17th century

Robert Bell, Master of the Worshipful Company of Girdlers, built Eagle House in 1613. The Cecil family owned the manor for fifty years, before it was bought by Charles I in 1638 for his Queen, Henrietta Maria. Following the King’s execution in 1649, it passed rapidly among various parliamentarian owners, including the Leeds MP Adam Baynes and the civil war general John Lambert.

18th century

The Osborne family sold the manor to Sir Theodore Janssen in 1712. The next owner was Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, who completed the construction of a house in 1735. The 1735 manor house burnt down in the 1780s and was replaced in 1801 by Wimbledon Park House, built by the second Earl. Wimbledon House, a separate residence close to the village at the south end of Parkside (near Peek Crescent)

19th-century development

The first decades of the 19th century were relatively quiet for Wimbledon, with a stable rural population coexisting alongside nobility and wealthy merchants from the city. Renewed upheaval came in 1838, when the opening of the London and South Western Railway brought a station to the south-east of the village, at the bottom of Wimbledon Hill. A period of residential development began with large detached houses in the north of the park.

Modern history

Wimbledon was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon in 1905. By 1910, Wimbledon had established the beginnings of the Wimbledon School of Art at the Gladstone Road Technical Institute and acquired its first cinema and the theatre. By the 1930s, residential expansion had peaked in Wimbledon and the focus for local growth had moved to neighbouring Morden, which had remained rural until the arrival of the Underground at Morden station in 1926.

Wimbledon, London geography / climate

Wimbledon lies in the southwest area of London, south of Wandsworth, west of Mitcham, north of Sutton and east of Kingston upon Thames. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The majority of the adult population of around 68,200 adults belong to the ABC1 social group.

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Best Wimbledon, London places to visit

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

Fazl Mosque, London The Fazl Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in London, England . It was opened on 23 October 1926 in Southfields, Wandsworth . Between 1984 and 2019 the mosque was the residence of the caliphs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community .

Green Man, Putney The Green Man is a public house in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth . The pub was once frequented by highwaymen and was a popular place for participants to fortify themselves .

Streatham Cemetery Streatham Cemetery is a cemetery on Garratt Lane in Tooting, London . It is one of three cemeteries managed by Lambeth London Borough Council, the others are West Norwood Cemetery and Lambeth Cemetery .

By The Horns Brewing Co. By The Horns Brewing Co is a British microbrewery based in Summerstown, London and founded by Alex Bull and Chris Mills . There is a tap bar and bottle shop at the same address .

Lambeth Cemetery Lambeth Cemetery is a cemetery in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth . It is one of three cemeteries owned by Lambeth London Borough Council, the others being West Norwood Cemetery and Streatham Cemetery .

Putney Vale Cemetery Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium is located in southwest London . It is surrounded by Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park . The cemetery was opened in 1891 and the crematorium in 1938 .

National Opera Studio The National Opera Studio was established in 1977 by the Arts Council as a link between the music colleges and the six main UK opera companies. It was resident at Morley College in Lambeth until 2003, when it gained use for the first time of its own dedicated premises in Chapel Yard, Wandsworth.

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