Place:Merton Park, Surrey, England

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NameMerton Park
TypeSuburb
Located inSurrey, England     ( - 1965)
See alsoMerton (London Borough), Greater London, EnglandLondon borough covering the area since 1965


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Merton Park is a suburb in the London Borough of Merton. It is situated between [[Wimbledon, London| colliers wood], Morden, South Wimbledon and raynes park . It is 11 miles (11.7 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is part of the historic parish of Merton in west Surrey.

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Until the last quarter of the 19th century, the parish of Merton was mainly rural. The area now known as Merton Park was farm land owned by City merchant John Innes who was the local "lord of the manor". The rapid development of Wimbledon to the north encouraged Innes to develop his land for housing. He took as his model the garden suburbs (particularly Bedford Park in Chiswick) and developed the tree-lined roads of detached and semi-detached houses for which the area is known.

The northern section of Merton Park each side of Kingston Road (A238) is now a conservation area. The southern section, roughly from Circle Gardens southwards, was developed in the 1920s and 1930s, stimulated by the opening of the London Underground station at Morden. Housing here was developed on a smaller scale and is not as distinguished, nor is the area designated for conservation.

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