Introduction
Wandsworth Common is an important historic common, the remains of more extensive commonland that was part of the wastes of the Manors of Battersea and Wandsworth; by the C19th it had been sub-divided by the railway and encroached upon by building as London was developed.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
020 8871 7530Access contact details
Access is unrestricted. Nature Study Centre open 2-4pm Wed; 2.30-4.30pm on 1st Sun of month.
Directions
Rail: Wandsworth Common. Bus: 77, 219, 349, G1
Owners
LB Wandsworth (part registered under Land Registration Acts)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
- Reference: Wandsworth Common
Site of Nature Conservation Importance
Tree Preservation Order
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
71.7
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust