Aragon House, Parsons Green, SW6 (5306977458)

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,

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and Parsons Green Lane. The wider neighbourhood is bounded by the Harwood and Wandsworth Bridge Roads, A217 road to the East and Munster Road to the West, while the Fulham Road, A3219 road may be said to define its northern boundary. Its southern boundary is less clearly defined as it merges quickly and imperceptibly with the Peterborough estate and Hurlingham. At its historic centre lie two open spaces, the Green itself and Eel Brook Common. The name stems from the original village green, after the former residence of the rectors of Fulham Parish. It is one of the Conservation areas in Hammersmith and Fulham, that extends from the borough boundary in the east to

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in the west.

History

Timber rights attached to the

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are mentioned in court rolls dating from 1391. In 1625 there were only six rated residents for the area. By 1706, John Bowack opined in his ''Antiquities of Middlesex'' that it "was inhabited mostly by gentry and persons of quality". Two

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matches were held on Parsons Green in 1731 and 1733, both between sides from Fulham and Chelsea.

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(1906) ''The Dawn of Cricket'', p.9. Electric Press. In the 18th century, changes continued with the building of grand houses with grounds. These were bought by merchants and bankers from the

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and not infrequently by members of the Court and their 'associations'. The area acquired a somewhat louche reputation at that time. Fulham F.C. had their ground in the park for two years from 1889. Early in the 20th century, a few test flights were carried out there with flying machines. Parsons Green is referred to in an early poem by Sir John Betjeman, ''The Varsity Students Rag'', as a place where the poem's protagonist is said to have a "run-in" with a policeman. On 15 September 2017, an explosion occurred on a

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train at Parsons Green, injuring 29 people. The

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was placed in a bucket but did not fully detonate, with injuries being largely burn related. No fatalities were reported. An 18-year-old Iraqi refugee was arrested the next day at the Port of Dover. He was subsequently sentenced to

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with a minimum jail term of 34 years, having found to have been in contact with members of

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Demographics

In 2018, the ward of Parsons Green & Walham had a population of 11,041 people. Parsons Green & Walham has the highest income of any ward in Hammersmith and Fulham, with an average gross household income of £63,700. The ward is 56.8 per cent

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and 25.4 per cent

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, mainly consisting of EU citizens, Australasians and

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Houses of note

* Holly Bush House – later 'East End', tenancy of Maria Fitzherbert, demolished 1884 * Belfield House – home of Mrs Jordan, later part of Lady Margaret School * Elm House – also became part of Lady Margaret School * Henniker, later Park House, designed by Thomas Cubitt, demolished 1889 * Aragon House * Gosford Lodge * Pitts Place terrace, including, Albyn, Belgrave, Cradley, Rosslyn and Sefton

Notable residents of the Green

* Sir William Butts (c.1486–1545) physician to Henry VIII * John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough at Peterborough House * Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough at Peterborough House * Sir

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* Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666–1743) * Samuel Richardson (1689–1761) moved here from North End, Fulham * T. Crofton Croker (1798–1854) Irish antiquary and writer on Fulham

Transport

Bus route 22 includes New King's Road and the area is also served by Parsons Green tube station on the District line.

References

External links

Eel Brook Common.
London Gardens Online. {{Authority control Areas of London Cricket grounds in Middlesex Defunct cricket grounds in England Defunct sports venues in London English cricket venues in the 18th century Fulham F.C. home grounds Fulham Middlesex Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Sport in London Sports venues completed in 1731 Sports venues in London