Earlsfield
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| Earlsfield | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference: | TQ265735 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Wandsworth |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Surrey |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postal district: | SW18 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | |
| London Assembly: | Merton and Wandsworth |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Earlsfield is an area within the London Borough of Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom. A typical London suburb, Earlsfield is comprised of mostly residential terraced houses with a high street of shops, bars and restaurants (very few chain stores) on a stretch of Garratt Lane.
The River Wandle flows parallel to the main road through the area, and has been the subject of a major, council funded cleanup operation. There is some light industry located between the high street and the river. It is not as well known as its neighbouring areas such as Tooting, Clapham, Balham, and Battersea, which allows for a low key way of life while still being close enough to the bright lights and excitement of London. The local Earlsfield railway station provides for quick journeys to Central London and other South London areas.
There is not a great deal of notable history to the area as it is based around a mainline (i.e. above ground) rail station that was built at the end of the 19th Century—April 1884, to be exact.
The name Earlsfield has two possible origins:
- the first that it came from Earl, the maiden name of the Lord of the Manor's wife.
- the second that it comes from the fact that the whole area was once watercress fields belonging to Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Lady Diana Spencer, later Diana, Princess of Wales.
