This is a list of common land in London, England. Most common land in England is registered for the purposes of the Commons Act 2006, but some commons are protected under separate local acts, such as Wimbledon and Putney Commons, which are protected under the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act 1871.
Registered land
[edit]The following are common lands registered for the purposes of the Commons Act 2006.[1][2]
Name | Borough | Area (hectares) |
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Acton Green | Ealing | 5.9 |
Back Green | Kingston upon Thames | 0.7 |
Barnes Common and Barnes Green | Richmond upon Thames | 49.55 |
Biggin Hill Green | Bromley | 0.17 |
Blackheath | Lewisham/Greenwich | 85.58 |
Bostall Heath | Greenwich | 29.88 |
Bradmore Green | Croydon | 1.5 |
Broadstreet Green | Bromley | 1.65 |
Brook Green | Hammersmith and Fulham | 2.05 |
Broomhill Common | Bromley | 0.71 |
Castlebar Green | Ealing | 0.1 |
Chiswick Common | Hounslow | 3.2 |
Cholmondeley Walk | Richmond upon Thames | 0.24 |
Clapham Common | Wandsworth/Lambeth | 78.01 |
Clapham Common (part) | Wandsworth | 0.16 |
Clapton Common | Hackney | 2.58 |
Cuckoo Green | Ealing | 0.1 |
Darrick Common | Bromley | 0.9 |
Drayton Green | Ealing | 1.2 |
Ealing Common | Ealing | 15.65 |
Ealing Green | Ealing | 1.3 |
East Acton Green | Ealing | 0.3 |
East Sheen Common | Richmond upon Thames | 21.29 |
Eel Brook Common[notes 1] | Hammersmith and Fulham | 6.09 |
Eltham Common | Greenwich | 13.02 |
Farnborough Common | Bromley | 4.97 |
Friars Place Green | Ealing | 0.1 |
Frogmore Green | Ealing | 0.1 |
Garratt Green[notes 2] | Wandsworth | 3.2 |
Goose Green | Southwark | 2 |
Green Street Green | Bromley | 3.94 |
Gumping Common | Bromley | 0.4 |
Hackney Downs | Hackney | 16.48 |
Hackney Marsh | Hackney/Waltham Forest | 136.01 |
Hainault Forest, known as Lambourne Common | Redbridge (extends into Epping Forest District) | 79.92 |
Ham Common | Richmond upon Thames | 48.69 |
Hammers Hill Waste (part of the waste of the Manor of Hendon) | Barnet | 0.5 |
Hampstead Heath | Camden | 144.93 |
Harrow Weald Common | Harrow | 19.55 |
Haven Green | Ealing | 0.83 |
Hayes Common | Bromley | 91.1 |
Ickenham Green | Hillingdon | 6.5 |
Ickenham Marsh | Hillingdon | 7.62 |
Keston Common | Bromley | 21.48 |
Kew Pond | Richmond upon Thames | 0.18 |
Kidbrooke Green | Greenwich | 1.37 |
Lacey Green | Croydon | 0.42 |
Land at junction of Tudor Gardens and Prince's Gardens | Ealing | 0.04 |
Land between Church Street and The Thames | Hounslow | 0.02 |
Land called Broadwalk | Camden | 0.1 |
Land either side of Bird Lane and Hall Lane | Havering | 3.29 |
Land in Accommodation Lane | Hillingdon | 0.14 |
Land in Bath Road | Hillingdon | 0.1 |
Land in Bath Road | Hillingdon | 0.09 |
Land in Bird Lane | Havering | 3.38 |
Land in the London Borough of Southwark | Southwark | 0.6 |
Land in front of Dulwich College | Southwark | 0.5 |
Land in front of 11–25 and 33–41, College Road | Southwark | 0.5 |
Land in front of 93–115, Dulwich Village | Southwark | 0.3 |
Land in Hall Lane | Havering | 2.54 |
Land in Moor Lane | Hillingdon | 0.07 |
Land in Moor Lane | Hillingdon | 0.12 |
Land in Moor Lane | Hillingdon | 0.04 |
Land on Colnbrook by-pass | Hillingdon | 0.19 |
Land opposite Turnham Green Post Office | Hounslow | 0.03 |
Large Poor's Field, Ruislip Common | Hillingdon | 16.38 |
Leaves Green | Bromley | 7.52 |
Little Common | Harrow | 2.5 |
Little Eltham Common (King George's Fields/Kidbrooke Common) | Greenwich | 1.99 |
Little Wormwood Scrubs | Hammersmith and Fulham | 8.42 |
London Fields | Hackney | 12.84 |
Malden Green | Kingston upon Thames | 2.11 |
Mattock Green | Ealing | 0.4 |
Milespit Hill Waste (part of the waste of the Manor of Hendon) | Barnet | 0.9 |
Mitcham Common | Merton | 182[3] |
Mitcham Common & Surrounding Green Spaces | Merton/Sutton/Croydon | 448 |
Monken Hadley Common | Barnet | 73.49 |
No Man's Land | Hillingdon | 1.4 |
North Millfields | Hackney | 9.94 |
Northolt Village Green | Ealing | 0.8 |
Nunhead Green | Southwark | 0.18 |
Old Hill | Bromley | 0.83 |
Old Oak Common[notes 3] | Ealing | 3.92 |
Palewell Common | Richmond upon Thames | 5.83 |
Parsons Green | Hammersmith and Fulham | 1.03 |
Peckham Rye Common | Southwark | 22.5 |
Pesthouse Common | Richmond upon Thames | 0.93 |
Petersham Common | Richmond upon Thames | 7.01 |
Pickhurst Green | Bromley | 3.16 |
Plough Green | Kingston upon Thames | 0.21 |
Plumstead Common[notes 4] | Greenwich | 40.83 |
Poor's Field | Hillingdon | 5.08 |
Pratt's Bottom Green | Bromley | 0.6 |
Public footpath alongside 3, St Mary's Grove | Hounslow | 0.01 |
River Wandle (part) | Sutton | 0.12 |
Rowley Green | Barnet | 8.8 |
Rushett Common | Kingston upon Thames | 7.2 |
Shepherds Bush Common | Hammersmith and Fulham | 3.13 |
Short Lots | Richmond upon Thames | 0.55 |
Shoulder of Mutton Green | Bexley | 1.5 |
South Millfields | Hackney | 14.99 |
Sparrow Common | Bromley | 0.2 |
Stamford Brook Common | Hounslow | 1.02 |
Stanmore Common | Harrow | 48.15 |
Stanmore Marsh | Harrow | 3.91 |
Stoke Newington Common | Hackney | 2.15 |
Streatham Common | Lambeth | 23.93 |
The River Walk and Towpath | Richmond upon Thames | 2.56 |
The Rookery | Lambeth | 3.88 |
Tooting Bec Common | Wandsworth/Lambeth | 58.12 |
Tooting Graveney Common | Wandsworth | 22.13 |
Totteridge Common and Totteridge Green | Barnet | 13.92 |
Turnham Green Common | Hounslow | 2.98 |
Tylers Common | Havering | 32.06 |
Tylers Common (part) | Havering | 0.19 |
Tylers Common (part) | Havering | 0.53 |
Uxbridge Common | Hillingdon | 5.63 |
Uxbridge Common (part) | Hillingdon | 5.69 |
Wandsworth Common | Wandsworth | 69.43 |
Watts Common | Hillingdon | 2.27 |
Well Street Common | Hackney | 8.66 |
Westerley Ware | Richmond upon Thames | 1.11 |
Winn's Common | Greenwich | ? |
Wise Lane Waste (part of the waste of the Manor of Hendon) | Barnet | 0.66 |
Woolwich Common | Greenwich | 60 |
Wormwood Scrubs | Hammersmith and Fulham | 73.47 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The common lands of Greater London: A biological survey" (PDF). Defra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Common Land and the Commons Act 2006". Defra. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "About Mitcham Common". Mitcham Common. Retrieved 15 January 2024.