Parsons Green is a relatively small triangle of former common land in the
Parsons Green
Parsons Green is a mainly residential district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Green itself, which is roughly triangular, is bounded on two of its three sides by the New King's Road section of the King's Road, A308 road ...
area of the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is named after the rectors of the parish of
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
whose residence once adjoined this patch of land and subsequently the name was adopted for the district. From the late 17th-century onwards, the area surrounding
the green became the focus for fine houses and grounds built by merchants and the gentry within easy distance of
London, yet in a more salubrious setting than the urban environs. A number of
Georgian
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** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
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houses have survived, some of them replacing earlier
Tudor and
Elizabethan
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buildings.
At the end of the 19th-century, the
District Railway
The Metropolitan District Railway, also known as the District Railway, was a passenger railway that served London from 1868 to 1933. Established in 1864 to complete an " inner circle" of lines connecting railway termini in London, the first par ...
was extended towards the
Thames and
Wimbledon
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* 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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. In 1880 an eponymous
railway station was opened a few hundred yards from the northernmost corner of the green. It was then possible for a number of years, to hoste
Fulham F.C.'s home games there.
Lady Margaret School
Lady Margaret School an all-girls' Church of England secondary school in Parsons Green, Fulham, London. It was awarded specialist school status (a government funding scheme defunct since 2010) as a Mathematics & Computing College in Septem ...
, housed in several period buildings, is situated on its eastern side.
An annual fundraiser called, 'Fair on the Green', is held on Parsons' green.
References
External links
Map of Parsons Green
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Fulham F.C. home grounds
Cricket grounds in Middlesex
Defunct cricket grounds in England
Defunct sports venues in London
English cricket venues in the 18th century
Fulham
Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Sports venues completed in 1731
Sports venues in London
1731 establishments in England
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