Parks and open spaces in Merton

The London Borough of Merton is an outer London borough in the south west of the conurbation. Merton's parks and open spaces range in size from Mitcham Common and a major part of Wimbledon Common to the smaller gardens, sports grounds and recreation grounds within its boundaries.

The major areas of public open space in the Borough are:

Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon: 13.95 hectares (34.5 acres)^[1]
Cannon Hill Common, Morden: 21.45 ha (53.0 acres),^[1]
Figges Marsh, Mitcham: 10.12 ha (25.0 acres)^[1]
Joseph Hood Recreation Ground, Morden: 8.50 ha (21.0 acres)^[1]
King George's Playing Field, Morden: 8.09 ha (20.0 acres)^[1]
Mitcham Common: 182 ha (449.7 acres)^[2]
Morden Park: 49.78 ha (123.0 acres)^[1]
Morden Hall Park: 50.59 ha (125.0 acres),^[3] National Trust property
Morden Recreation Ground: 10.40 ha (25.7 acres)^[1]
Ravensbury Park, Mitcham: 9.11 ha (22.5 acres)^[1]
Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Field, Motspur Park: 12.75 ha (31.5 acres),^[1] includes nature conservation area
Wimbledon Common, 460 hectares (1,140 acres) ^[4]
Wimbledon Park: 26.22 ha (64.8 acres)^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Parks in Merton" (PDF). London Borough of Merton. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
↑ "Mitcham Common". Mitcham Common Conservators. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
↑ "Morden Hall Park, History". National Trust. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
↑ http://www.wpcc.org.uk/commons.html

External links

London Borough of Merton

Districts	Bushey Mead Cannon Hill Colliers Wood Copse Hill Cottenham Park Crooked Billet Lower Morden Merton Merton Abbey Merton Park Mitcham Morden Morden Park Motspur Park New Malden Norbury Pollards Hill Raynes Park St Helier South Wimbledon Streatham Vale Summerstown West Barnes Wimbledon Wimbledon Park

Attractions	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Merton Abbey Mills Merton Priory Museum of Wimbledon New Wimbledon Theatre Southside House Wandle Industrial Museum Wandle Trail Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon Theatre Wimbledon Windmill

Parks and open spaces	Cannizaro Park Cannon Hill Common Lavender Park Mitcham Common Morden Hall Park Ravensbury Park Wimbledon Common Wimbledon Park

Constituencies	Mitcham and Morden Wimbledon

Tube, rail stations and tram stops	Belgrave Walk Colliers Wood Dundonald Road Haydons Road Merton Park Mitcham Mitcham Eastfields Mitcham Junction Morden Morden South Morden Road Motspur Park Phipps Bridge Raynes Park St Helier South Merton South Wimbledon Tooting Wimbledon Wimbledon Chase Wimbledon Park

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Community gardens	Phoenix Garden Calthorpe Project

Parks and open spaces by London borough

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