South Wimbledon

South Wimbledon tube station

South Wimbledon
South Wimbledon  South Wimbledon shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ255705
London borough	Merton
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SW19
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Wimbledon
London Assembly	Merton and Wandsworth
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Coordinates: 51°24′35″N 0°10′32″W / 51.40963°N 0.17552°W

South Wimbledon is a locality in the London Borough of Merton in southwest London, England.

History

Toponymy

It is marked on an Ordnance Survey map of 1876 as New Wimbledon and on a 1907 map as South Wimbledon.^[1] The name is derived from Wimbledon, which is located to the North.

Local government

South Wimbledon formed the northeastern section of the parish of Merton, with the separate parish of Wimbledon located to the north. The parish became the Merton Urban District in 1907, renamed Merton and Morden in 1913. South Wimbledon has formed part of the London Borough of Merton since 1965.

Urban development

South Wimbledon (Merton) tube station was opened in 1926 on the corner of Merton High Street and Morden Road.^[2]

Geography

Wimbledon town centre is to the north, Morden to the south, Colliers Wood is to the east and to the west are Merton Park and Wimbledon Chase.

References

1. Mills, D. (2000). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford.
2. Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground: A diagrammatic history (7 ed.). Douglas Rose. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.