Furzedown

Furzedown
Furzedown Lodge on Tooting Graveney Common
Furzedown Furzedown shown within Greater London
London borough	Wandsworth
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SW16/SW17
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
London Assembly	Merton and Wandsworth
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Coordinates: 51°25′37″N 0°09′11″W / 51.427°N 0.153°W / 51.427; -0.153

Furzedown is an inner city area of the London Borough of Wandsworth in South West London. It is a mainly residential area bordering the larger communities of Streatham and Tooting.^[1]

Education

Besides containing Furzedown halls of Residence, a part of the University of the Arts London, it contains Graveney Secondary School, and Eardley, Furzedown and Penwortham Primary Schools.

History

The area formed part of the Seely estate, comprising 80 acres (32 ha) and 100 acres (40 ha). Part of the estate adjacent to Tooting Junction Railway Station became available in 1892 and was developed as the Furzedown golf course, designed by Tom Dunn. The Seely estate was sold at the beginning of the twentieth century and the golf club moved to South Lodge, Mitcham Common in 1906. ^[2] The roads in Furzedown were mainly laid out between 1900 and 1930, covering the former golf course after sale of the estate. Furzedown House, dating from 1794 and enlarged with conservatory and single-storey entrance lodge in the early 1860s, was saved and converted to a teacher training college by London County Council in 1915.^[1]

References

1 2 "Furzedown, Wandsworth". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ "Tooting Bec Golf Club at Furzedown and South Lodge, Mitcham Common". Retrieved 28 April 2015.

External links

London Borough of Wandsworth

Districts	Balham Battersea Clapham Earlsfield Furzedown Nine Elms Putney Putney Heath Putney Vale Roehampton Southfields Streatham Park Summerstown Tooting (including Tooting Graveney and Upper Tooting) Wandsworth West Hill

Attractions	Battersea Arts Centre Battersea Power Station Bridge Lane Theatre Chrysalis Theatre De Morgan Centre Grace Theatre New Covent Garden Market New Wandsworth Museum Pump House Gallery Theatre 503 Theatre of the Dispossessed

Bridges and tunnels	Albert Bridge Battersea Bridge Battersea Railway Bridge Chelsea Bridge Fulham Railway Bridge Grosvenor Bridge Putney Bridge Wandsworth Bridge

Parks and open spaces	Battersea Park Clapham Common King George's Park Tooting Bec Common Wandsworth Common Wandsworth Park Wimbledon Park York Gardens

Constituencies	Battersea Putney Tooting

Rail and tube stations	Balham Battersea Park Clapham Junction Clapham South Earlsfield East Putney Putney Queenstown Road (Battersea) Southfields Tooting (in LB of Merton) Tooting Bec Tooting Broadway Wandsworth Common Wandsworth Town

Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

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