Cannon Hill is a small district of the

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Location

It can be considered to occupy a south-east corner of

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or be a continuation of that suburb.

Economic dependence

Raynes Park in turn hosts many of the local amenities on which it depends, such as schools and shops. A much broader economic hub, including entertainment and restaurants figures in

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, the main commercial hub of the borough to the north-east.

Characteristics

It is a small Outer London style neighbourhood, specifically, of low population density for its distance from London's centre and in the semi-green west of the Borough. It consists mostly of 1920s/30s terraced, semi-detached and a little detached housing set back slightly from spacious streets and urban avenues. It has fairly high statistics of car ownership per head.Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 78. Many of its houses are in or possess

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characteristics and/or features, including Dutch gables, high ceilings, spacious bay windows and other embellishments and additions which enhance domestic life. The post-war housing, generally in small schemes in Cannon Hill, has some of the better examples of spacious plots and such architectural elements, following the era of relatively modest wages, even among the intended middle class purchasers and occupiers, of

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Transport

Public transport includes a number of bus routes skirting its narrow boundaries or within the district. A railway station at Cannon Hill was planned in the 1920s, but when the line was constructed the station was omitted. Nearby

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has 12 trains or more per hour in each direction, including a service to and from

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References

{{London Districts Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Merton