The London Borough of Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London and forms part of Inner London.

Geography

Population: 276,500 Area: 34.26 km²

Major Towns,

Balham,  Battersea,  Earlsfield,  Furzedown,  Nine Elms,  Putney,  Putney Heath,  Putney Vale,  Roehampton,  Southfields,  Streatham Park,  Tooting,  Tooting Bec,  Wandsworth,  West Hill

History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, both of which were transferred to the London Borough of Lambeth.