Parsons Green

Coordinates: 51°28′26″N 0°11′57″W / 51.4738°N 0.1991°W / 51.4738; -0.1991
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Parsons Green
New Kings Road, Parsons Green
Parsons Green is located in Greater London
Parsons Green
Parsons Green
Location within Greater London
Population10,813 (2011 Census. Parsons Green and Walham Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ251765
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSW6
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
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51°28′26″N 0°11′57″W / 51.4738°N 0.1991°W / 51.4738; -0.1991
Aragon House, Parsons Green, London

Parsons Green is a mainly residential district in the

A3219 road
may be said to define its northern boundary. Its southern boundary is less clearly defined as it merges quickly and imperceptibly with the Sulivan Court Estate and Hurlingham.

At its historic centre lie two open spaces, the

Hammersmith and Fulham, that extends from the borough boundary in the east to Fulham High Street in the west.[3]

History

Timber rights attached to the Green are mentioned in court rolls dating from 1391. In 1625 there were only six rated residents for the area. By 1706, John Bowack opined in his Antiquities of Middlesex that it "was inhabited mostly by gentry and persons of quality".[4]

Two

Chelsea.[5][6]

In the 18th century, changes continued with the building of grand houses with grounds. These were bought by merchants and bankers from the City and not infrequently by members of the Court and their 'associations'. The area acquired a somewhat louche reputation at that time.[7]

Fulham F.C. had their ground in the park for two years from 1889. Early in the 20th century, a few test flights were carried out there with flying machines.

Parsons Green is referred to in an early poem by

Sir John Betjeman, The Varsity Students Rag, as a place where the poem's protagonist is said to have a "run-in" with a policeman.[8]

On 15 September 2017,

Demographics

In 2018, the ward of Parsons Green & Walham had a population of 11,041 people.

Houses of note

Notable residents of the Green

Transport

Bus route 22 includes New King's Road and the area is also served by Parsons Green tube station on the District line.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hammersmith and Fulham Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Parsons Green". Hidden-london.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, Local List. Ed. Angela Dixon, Fourth Edition revised September 2004
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  5. ^ H. T. Waghorn (1906) The Dawn of Cricket, p.9. Electric Press.
  6. ^ G. B. Buckley (1937) Fresh Light on pre-Victorian Cricket, p.8. Cotterell.
  7. ^ Féret, Charles (1900). Fulham Old and New, vol.I-III. Vol. III. Leadenhall Press.
  8. ^ "The Varsity Students Rag from LATE FLOWERING LUST". YouTube. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ Hayley Dixon; Martin Evans (17 September 2017). "Parsons Green attack: 'Iraqi' refugee suspected of trying to bomb Tube 'was spoken to by police several times'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan's appeal bid rejected". BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Profile 2018" (PDF). Lbhf.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Tube blast is terror incident, say police". BBC News. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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