Wimbledon: Tennis, the Village, and Southwest London's Residential Heartland
Wimbledon means tennis to the outside world. The All England Lawn Tennis Club on Church Road hosts the Championships for two weeks each summer, drawing around 500,000 spectators and a global television audience. The rest of the year the club is quiet and the town reverts to its primary function: a prosperous residential area in the London Borough of Merton. The population of the Wimbledon area is roughly 68,000. Wimbledon Village, on the hill above the town centre, has a character distinct from the commercial area around the station.
Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath together cover over 1,100 acres of open heathland, woods, and playing fields. The common is managed by conservators under an Act of Parliament from 1871. Wimbledon station provides District line, Thameslink, and South Western Railway services. The town centre around the Centre Court shopping centre and Broadway handles the everyday retail. For adult companionship, Wimbledon falls within the Metropolitan Police area. Its position in southwest London, well-connected by rail and tube, places it within the wider London market.
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Wimbledon means tennis to the outside world. The All England Lawn Tennis Club on Church Road hosts the Championships for two weeks each summer, drawing around 500,000 spectators and a global television audience. The rest of the year the club is quiet and the town reverts to its primary function: a prosperous residential area in the London Borough of Merton. The population of the Wimbledon area is roughly 68,000. Wimbledon Village, on the hill above the town centre, has a character distinct from the commercial area around the station.
Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath together cover over 1,100 acres of open heathland, woods, and playing fields. The common is managed by conservators under an Act of Parliament from 1871. Wimbledon station provides District line, Thameslink, and South Western Railway services. The town centre around the Centre Court shopping centre and Broadway handles the everyday retail. For adult companionship, Wimbledon falls within the Metropolitan Police area. Its position in southwest London, well-connected by rail and tube, places it within the wider London market.
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