Raynes Park

Coordinates: 51°24′12″N 0°13′56″W / 51.4033°N 0.2321°W / 51.4033; -0.2321
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Not to be confused with Rayners Lane.

Raynes Park
Coombe Lane
Raynes Park is located in Greater London
Raynes Park
Raynes Park
Location within Greater London
Population9,738 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ235685
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSW20
Dialling code020
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51°24′12″N 0°13′56″W / 51.4033°N 0.2321°W / 51.4033; -0.2321

Raynes Park is a residential

golf courses
and gated lands. Raynes Park had a population of 19,619 in 2011, which refers to the populations of the wards of Raynes Park and West Barnes.

Geography

Across Cannon Hill Common to Wimbledon.

Raynes Park is 7.8 miles from

parks including Cottenham Park Recreation Ground, named after Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, and Cannon Hill Common. It lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the Greater London border with Surrey
.

Cannon Hill Common covers 21 hectares of open space, and is a site of borough importance – Grade 1 for Nature Conservation. It contains mature woodland that is over 140 years old and provides a habitat for a variety of fauna and flora.

History

For earlier history, see Merton, London (parish) and Wimbledon, London.

Historically, the area of Raynes Park south of Coombe Lane and Kingston Road was part of the

embankment
, although the station did not open until 1871.

Cottenham Park to the north of the station was the first part of the area to be laid out for development in the 1870s. It takes its name from

Lord of the Manor of the adjacent parish of Morden, planned to develop a new garden suburb[4] similar to that being developed by John Innes at Merton Park to the east. The name refers to the Rayne family,[4]
the previous landowners of the farmland on which Garth intended to build.

Garth laid out the northern section of Grand Drive, about as far south as Heath Drive,[5] and Blenheim Road and persuaded the railway company to build the station. A number of detached houses were constructed, but Garth's absence as Chief Justice of Bengal slowed the development and much of the rest of the area became a golf course and cricket grounds.

The Raynes Park Tavern from the high footbridge at the station

By the late Victorian period the residential development of Wimbledon was encroaching on the north side of the railway from the east but, apart from a few buildings including the Junction Tavern and a school, development around the station did not start until the beginning of the 20th century.

South of the railway, the twelve terraced roads

Victorian period. In the 1920s, the Kingston Bypass (A3) and its spur, Bushey Road (A298), were built as dual carriageways. South of the railway, the majority of residential development occurred in the 1930s with Grand Drive being extended south into Lower Morden and new roads being developed. During the interwar period, developer George Blay was key in transforming Raynes Park into the place it is today, with his properties still known locally as "Blay houses".[7]
Much of the area remains open space.

During World War II the area suffered considerable bombing, especially in 1944 from the V-1 flying bomb.[6]

In 2015, Raynes Park High Street was a finalist in the Great British High Street competition's London category.[8] The competition title was eventually won by Ealing's Pitshanger Lane.[9]

Transport and amenities

Raynes Park station, south entrance

Waterloo - Southampton
mainline railway.

In recent years, Raynes Park has benefitted from increased investments; this includes a large Waitrose.

Raynes Park has London bus services running through Wimbledon to Colliers Wood, Tooting, Streatham and to New Malden and Kingston upon Thames, as well as nightbus services to Wandsworth, Vauxhall, Westminster and Aldwych.

Bushey Road connects the Kingston Bypass to

Hindu
festival celebrations. Adjacent to the playing field is a sports and leisure centre. The area has a number of other parks and open spaces including Cottenham Park Recreation Ground and Raynes Park Sports Ground.

The nearest London Underground tube station is Wimbledon on the District line.

Table of public transport services in Raynes Park
Route Number Start End Operator Frequency Transport Type Oyster Zone Other Info
N/A London Waterloo Dorking
South Western Railway
 30 mins
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Epsom
South Western Railway
 Rush Hour Only
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Guildford
South Western Railway
 30 mins via both Epsom and Surbiton
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Richmond
South Western Railway
 30 mins
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Hampton Court
South Western Railway
 30 mins
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Shepperton
South Western Railway
 30 mins
Railway
 4
N/A London Waterloo Chessington South
South Western Railway
 30 mins
Railway
 4
57 Kingston Clapham Park Go-Ahead London/London General 10 mins 24/7[10] Bus N/A Via Kingston Hospital
131 Kingston Tooting Broadway Go-Ahead London/London General 8-12 mins[11] Joint night bus service with route N87. Bus N/A Via New Malden
N87 Kingston Aldwych Go-Ahead London/London General 20 mins[12] Bus N/A Via New Malden
152 Pollards Hill New Malden Go-Ahead London/London General 10 mins[13] Bus N/A
163 Wimbledon Morden Go-Ahead London/London General 10 mins[14] Bus N/A Via Lower Morden
K5 Morden Ham Quality Line/RATP Group 30 mins with no Sunday or Public Holidays service[15] Bus N/A Via Circle Gardens and Wimbledon Chase
655
Mitcham
 Raynes Park High School Go-Ahead London/London General School Bus Service[16] Bus N/A
200
Mitcham
 Raynes Park Go-Ahead London/London General 10 mins[17] Bus N/A

Sport and leisure

Raynes Park has a Non-League football club Raynes Park Vale F.C. who play at Prince George's Fields.[18] Other leisure facilities in the area include the Raynes Park Residents Lawn Tennis Club, and the Malden Golf Club. The Malden Golf Club was founded in 1893 and the parkland course is set over an area of 120 acres. Wimbledon United CC have fielded a number of Sunday cricket teams with great success at their home ground at Cottenham Park for the past 90 years. Cannon Hill Common is popular for walking, cycling, recreational fishing and angling, dog walking, bird watching and represents a small piece of countryside within the city of London. Since 2010 the MyRaynesPark Festival has taken place annually for a week during the summer, providing arts and cultural events for the local community, with previous guest speakers including Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Tim Vine.[19]

Wimbledon Volleyball Club is based at Raynes Park High School.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Merton Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Merton AP/CP: Historical Boundaries". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon St Mary AP/CP: Historical Boundaries". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  4. ^ a b "History: Building Raynes Park". Raynes Park and West Barnes Residents' Association.
  5. ^ Ordnance survey, 1898
  6. ^ a b "War and peace and the price of cat-fish". myunclefred.blogspot.com.
  7. ^ John Tarling. "History: Building Raynes Park". Raynes Park and West Barnes Residents Association. John Tarling. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Is Raynes Park High Street the best in Britain?".
  9. ^ "Pitshanger Lane celebrates London's best high street success".
  10. ^ "57 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. ^ "131/N87 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ "N87 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. ^ "152 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  14. ^ "163 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  15. ^ "K5 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  16. ^ "655 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  17. ^ "200 timetable". London Bus Routes. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Raynes Park Vale". www.pyramidpassion.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Home". MyRaynesPark.
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