Ealing Common
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Ealing Common is a large open space (approx 47 acres or 19 hectares) in Ealing, West London.
Boundaries
The Ealing Common Area is bounded by Ealing Town Centre to the west, North Ealing and Hanger Hill to the north, Acton to the east and South Ealing and South Acton to the south.
The Ealing Common open space is bounded by Gunnersbury Ave (
Ownership
The Ealing Common open space is a common land as designated by the 1866 Metropolitan Commons Act.
History
In August 1733 a
Flora
Ealing Common preserves a large area of open space with fine
In the south-west corner of Ealing Common there is a small enclosed park, called Warwick Dene, with rose beds at its centre.
Other information
There is a local
Ealing Common is also informally used by some as the name of the area in the London Borough of Ealing surrounding Ealing Common station, which is named after the common; however, it is officially part of the Ealing district.
References
- ^ Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell. p. 8.