Parking in Mitcham, Greater London

Local Information

Mitcham Cricket Green

Mitcham Cricket Green is a cricket ground in Mitcham, south London (historically in Surrey). It is the home of Mitcham Cricket Club and is reportedly the oldest cricket ground still in use, having been used for cricket since 1685. In the 19th century, the Australian cricket team would stay at the Cricketers pub which overlooks the green and practise on the green whilst on tour (...)

Merton Priory

Merton Priory was founded in 1114 by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey under Henry I. It was located in Merton, Surrey, England (now the Colliers Wood area in the London Borough of Merton). By 1117 the foundation was colonised by canons from the Augustinian priory at Huntingdon and re-sited in Merton, close to the River Wandle (...)

London Borough of Merton

The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in south west London. The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the former area of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey. The main commercial centres in Merton are Mitcham, Morden and Wimbledon, of which Wimbledon is the largest (...)