London Borough of Wandsworth
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The London Borough of Wandsworth is a borough of Greater London which is one of the boroughs of Inner London.
The London Borough of Wandsworth is located to the south of the River Thames, with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the City of Westminster all located across the river. To the east is the London Borough of Lambeth, to the south are the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, and to the west is the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
The London Borough of Wandsworth is 34.26 sq km (13.2 sq mi) in area, and has a population of 290,000 (2011 estimate).
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How to go to Wandsworth
The District Line and Northern Line of the London Underground serve Wandsworth. The tube stations located there include Balham, Clapham South, Tooting Bec, Tooting Broadway and Southfields.The London Borough of Wandsworth is also served by trains of the National Rail operated by South West Trains from London Waterloo station. Railway stations in Wandsworth include the Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station, Clapham Junction Station, Earlsfield Station, Wandsworth Town Station, Putney Station, Battersea Park Station, Balham Station and Wandsworth Common Station.
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Sights in Wandsworth
- Battersea Arts Centre
- Battersea Park
- De Morgan Centre
- Fazl Mosque
- Peace Pagoda
- Theatre 503
- Tooting Common
- Wandsworth Common
Neighbourhoods in Wandsworth
- Balham
- Battersea
- Earlsfield
- Furzedown
- Nine Elms
- Putney
- Putney Heath
- Putney Vale
- Roehampton
- Southfields
- Streatham Park
- Tooting
- Wandsworth
Bridges across the Thames
The following are the bridges across the River Thames from Wandsworth.- Albert Bridge
- Battersea Bridge
- Chelsea Bridge
- Putney Bridge
- Wandsworth Bridge
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