Battersea
Sign in to saveBattersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the Battersea Park.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary's Church in Battersea.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's Church and tower blocks in Battersea
- UK place.population
- 73,345
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ2776
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- SW
- UK place.postcode_district
- SW8, SW11
- UK place.london_borough
- Wandsworth
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Battersea
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Kingdom of England
- Population
- 73345
- Body of water
- River Thames
- Shares border with
- Pimlico
- Image
- Battersea Power Station copy.jpg
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- Commons category
- Battersea
- topic's main category
- Category:Battersea
- OS grid reference
- TQ2737775456
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Battersea
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Moussey
- P12749
- Gee Jon
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Railway age
- Social housing estates
- World War I: The Battersea Battalion
- Governance
- Geography
- Riverside
- Other boundaries
- Neighbouring districts
- Crime
- Demography
- Landmarks
- Transport
- National Rail
- Battersea Park
- Clapham Junction
- Queenstown Road (Battersea)
- London Underground
- Bus
- Cycling
- In popular culture
- Prominent people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the Battersea Park.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Battersea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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