London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in London, England.
The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District; all were formerly within Surrey.
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Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Merton
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01London Trams
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952.
2.3 km · light rail tram system in Greater London, England · Wikipedia - 02Baitul Futuh Mosque
The Baitul Futuh is a mosque complex of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, situated in Morden, London. It is one of the largest mosque complexes in Europe.
2.6 km · largest mosque in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Gander Green Lane
Gander Green Lane, currently known as the 360 Engage Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Sutton, Greater London, and is the home ground of Sutton United Football Club and Crystal Palace Women. The record attendance for Gander Green Lane is 14,000 when Sutton United lost 6–0 to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup.
3.2 km · football stadium in Sutton, south London · Wikipedia - 04Morden Hall Park
Morden Hall Park is a National Trust park on the banks of the Wandle in Morden, south London. Its several buildings and associated parking included, it is 125 acres of predominantly parkland.
2.4 km · park in Morden, London · Wikipedia - 05Croydon Mosque
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre is a mosque situated in Croydon, London.
3.8 km · mosque in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Trinity Church
Trinity Church, Sutton is a Grade II listed United Reformed and Methodist church in the centre of Sutton, London. It was built in 1907 in the Gothic style with Kentish ragstone with Bath stone dressings.
3.1 km · church in Sutton, London · Wikipedia - 07Manor Park
Manor Park is a public park in the town of Sutton in Greater London. It was created in 1914 on a site in the town centre, opposite the police station.
2.8 km · park in Sutton, London · Wikipedia - 08Cranmer Green
Cranmer Green is a 3.2 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. It is owned and managed by Merton Council.
1.7 km · park in Mitcham, London · Wikipedia - 09The Messenger
The Messenger is a statue by the English sculptor David Wynne, OBE of a horse and rider. It was installed in the town centre of Sutton in Greater London, England in 1981.
3.1 km · statue by the English sculptor David Wynne · Wikipedia - 10Imperial Fields
Imperial Fields is a football stadium in Mitcham, London, which is home to Tooting & Mitcham United. It is also the former ground of Chelsea Ladies and Kingstonian.
1.2 km · football stadium in Morden, south London · Wikipedia
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Getting to London Borough of Merton
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 23 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 26 km · London Luton (LTN), 56 km
- Stations
- Morden tube station, 2.9 km · Colliers Wood, 4 km · South Wimbledon tube station, 4 km · St Helier railway station, 2.3 km · Morden South railway station, 2.7 km
- Luton, Luton → London Borough of Merton54 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · £6–9
- London, Essex → London Borough of Merton12 km · quickest by road, 52 min · £1–1.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Merton167 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £21–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for London Borough of Merton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for London Borough of Merton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile the runway is usable by aircraft up to Boeing 737/Airbus A320 size, it is prohibited for airline operators to sell tickets for flights in and out of the airport, thus there are no scheduled or holiday charter flights from the airport.
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Next door to London Borough of Merton
London Borough of Merton is 14 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Suttonborough in the London Region in England3.1 km
- Q2220276suburb of London in the London Borough of Sutton, England2 km
- Suttontown in South London, England2.8 km
- Mitchamdistrict within the London Borough of Merton, London, England2.2 km
- Mordendistrict in the London Borough of Merton, England2.8 km
- Wallingtontown in the London Borough of Sutton, Greater London, England2.8 km