Wimbledon

Why go

Wimbledon had its own borough larger than its historic boundaries while still in the county of Surrey; it was absorbed into the London Borough of Merton as part of the creation of Greater London in 1965. The original nucleus of Wimbledon was at the top of the hill close to the common – the area now known locally as "the village".

What to look for

• The theatre (formerly the Holy Trinity Halls in Wimbledon) opened in November 1979.
• In 1087 when the Domesday Book was compiled, Wimbledon was part of the manor of Mortlake.
• Wimbledon built its first police station in 1870.

The full story

/ˈwɪmbəldən/ is a district of southwest London, England, 7 miles south-west of the centre of London at Charing Cross, in the London Borough of Merton, south of Wandsworth, northeast of New Malden, northwest of Mitcham, west of Streatham and north of Sutton. The residential and retail area is split into two sections known as the "village" and the "town", with the High Street being the rebuilding of the original medieval village, and the "town" having first developed gradually after the building of the railway station in 1838. Wimbledon has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age when the hill fort on Wimbledon Common is thought to have been constructed. The ownership of the manor of Wimbledon changed between various wealthy families many times during its history, and the area also attracted other wealthy families who built large houses such as Eagle House, Wimbledon Manor House and Warren House.

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