Clapham Common

Clapham Common is an 89 hectare (220 acre) triangular area of grassland situated in south London, England. It was historically common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, but was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. 43 hectares (108 acres) of the common are within the London Borough of Wandsworth and 46 hectares (112 acres) within the London Borough of Lambeth. Although the Common is wholly managed and maintained by the London Borough of Lambeth, the policing of the open space is divided between the Wandsworth and Lambeth borough "commands" of the Metropolitan Police, which follow the local government boundaries. The roads surrounding the Common fall within the SW4 post code. Clapham...