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Wimbledon most often refers to: *
Wimbledon, London Wimbledon () is a district and town of Southwest London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,187 in 2011 which includes ...
, a district of southwest London *
Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in ...
, 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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Wimbledon (ecclesiastical parish) Wimbledon is an ecclesiastical parish and part of the Rural Deanery of Merton and Southwark Diocese in Wimbledon, London, UK. There are five churches, four of which are part of the Wimbledon Team Ministry. Churches * St Mary's, St. Mary's Roa ...
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Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency) Wimbledon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2005, the seat has been represented by Stephen Hammond of the Conservatives. History The area was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and h ...
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Municipal Borough of Wimbledon Wimbledon was a local government district in north-east Surrey from 1866 to 1965 covering the town of Wimbledon and its surrounding area. It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District. History Wimbledon Local Governm ...
, a former borough


Other places

* Wimbledon, New South Wales, Australia, see
Georges Plains, New South Wales Georges Plains is a locality in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 248 people as of the . Georges Plains is located approximately 12 km south of Bathurst, via Perthville. Within the land of the Wirad ...
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Wimbledon, New Zealand Wimbledon is a farming locality in the Tararua District, New Zealand. It is located on the former New Zealand State Highway 52, SH 52 between Waipukurau and Masterton. It is from Weber, New Zealand, Weber, from Herbertville on the coast, and i ...
, a locality in the Tararua District of New Zealand *
Wimbledon, North Dakota Wimbledon is a city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census. Geography Wimbledon is located at (47.170662, -98.459941). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...
, a small town in the United States


Sport

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Wimbledon RFC Wimbledon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Wimbledon, London. The club was a founding member of the Rugby Football Union and were at that time known as the Wimbledon Hornets. The first team currently play in London & South East Premi ...
, an amateur rugby club *
Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English football club formed in Wimbledon, south-west London, in 1889 and based at Plough Lane from 1912 to 1991. Founded as Wimbledon Old Centrals, the club were a non-League team for most of their history. ...
, a former football club (1899–2004) *
AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...
, a professional football club *
AFC Wimbledon Women AFC Wimbledon Women are a women's football team from London. The team currently competes in the . The club was founded after the ladies team representing Wimbledon F.C. decided to transfer to AFC Wimbledon, after the old club's relocation. The ...
, a women's football club *
Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.Jacobs, N. ''Speedway in London'', The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They w ...
, a former motorcycle speedway team *
Wimbledon Hockey Club Wimbledon Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Wimbledon, London, England. It was established in 1883 and fields nine men's sides, seven ladies' sides as well as a comprehensive junior section. The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hock ...
, a field hockey club based in Wimbledon *
Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon Stadium, also known as Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, was a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England. It also hosted stock car and other small circuit motor racing events, and until 2005 hosted motorc ...
, a now-demolished dog and motor cycle racing track


Other uses

* ''Wimbledon'' (film), a film set around the championships *
Wimbledon College Wimbledon College is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Jesuit Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 19 in Wimbledon, London. The college was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning for the g ...
, a Roman Catholic secondary school *
Wimbledon station Wimbledon is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located on Wimbledon Bridge, Wimbledon in London, and is the only station in London that provides an interchange between the London Underground and Tramlink. The station serv ...
, a major railway station, a tube station and a Tramlink stop in the suburb *
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624. Life Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...
(1572–1638) * SS ''Wimbledon'', a British ship, and ** the S.S. Wimbledon legal case named for it, adjudicated by the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1923


See also

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All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London, England, is a Gentlemen's club, private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon ...
, the venue for the tennis tournament *
Radio Wimbledon Radio Wimbledon was the official radio station to the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the AELTC in Wimbledon. Their contract finished in 2011. It has now been replaced by the similar Live@Wimbledon station. About Radio Wimbledon broa ...
, the official radio station for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships *
South Wimbledon tube station South Wimbledon is a London Underground station in South Wimbledon, a suburb of Wimbledon in south-west London. The station is on the Northern line, situated between Colliers Wood and Morden stations. It is located on the corner of Merton High ...
, a London Underground station *
Wimbledon Chase railway station Wimbledon Chase railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. The station is served by Thameslink trains on the Sutton Loop Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is arranged as an island eight-car platform, with stairs desc ...
, a railway station *
Wimbledon Cup (disambiguation) The Wimbledon Cup is a National Rifle Association of America trophy. Wimbledon Cup may refer to: * Wimbledon Cup (Falkland Islands), Falklands Islands Rifle Association trophy. * Wimbledon Cup (croquet), World Croquet Federation trophy. See ...
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Wimbledon Effect The Wimbledon Effect (Japanese: ウィンブルドン現象, rōmaji: ''Uinburudon Genshō'', literally "Wimbledon Phenomenon") is a chiefly British and Japanese analogy, which possibly originated in Japan, that compares the tennis fame of the Wi ...
, the success of foreign financial firms in London *
Wimbledon Park tube station Wimbledon Park is a London Underground station in Wimbledon. The station is on the District line and is between Southfields and Wimbledon stations. The station is located on Arthur Road close to the junction with Melrose Avenue close to the ea ...
, a London Underground station {{disambiguation, geo