The
London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton () is a borough in Southwest London, England.
The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...
is an outer
London borough
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at ...
in the south west of the conurbation. Merton's parks and open spaces range in size from Mitcham Common and a major part of Wimbledon Common to the smaller gardens, sports grounds and recreation grounds within its boundaries.
The major areas of public open space in the Borough are:
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Cannizaro Park,
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
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Cannon Hill Common
Cannon Hill Common is a public park in the London Borough of Merton. It is situated near Raynes Park and Morden.
It is also the location of a Local Nature Reserve and the Paddock Allotment (gardening), Allotments.
History
Cannon Hill Common ...
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Morden: ,
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* ]Crooked Billet
Crooked Billet, also known as Shepherd's Hatch Gate, is a hamlet which forms part of Wimbledon Common and incorporates its own commons. The district encompasses a small area in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Merton. The ...
* Figges Marsh, Mitcham: [
* Joseph Hood Recreation Ground, Morden: ][
* King George's Playing Field, Morden: ][
* ]Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common is 182 hectares (460 acres) of common land situated in south London. It is predominantly in the London borough of Merton, with parts straddling the borders of Croydon and Sutton. It is designated a Site of Metropolitan ...
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* Morden Park: [
* Morden Hall Park: , ]National Trust
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...
property
* Morden Recreation Ground: [
* Ravensbury Park, Mitcham: ][
* Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Field, ]Motspur Park
Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes, is a residential suburb in south-west London, in the New Malden district. It straddles the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Merton.
Motspur Park owes its identity to the railway station of ...
: ,[ includes nature conservation area
* Wandle Park
* ]Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 ...
, 460 hectares (1,140 acres) Wimbledon Park
Wimbledon Park is the name of an urban park in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon and also of the suburb south and east of the park and the Wimbledon Park tube station. The park itself is in area. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is immedi ...
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References
External links
Merton parks and recreation grounds
Mitcham Common
Wimbledon Common
Merton, Parks and open spaces
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