Wimbledon Chase

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Wimbledon Chase is a south-west London suburb part of the wider Wimbledon area. It takes its name from Wimbledon Chase railway station [1] and thus it is an informal definition: parts vie with the definitions of Merton Park, which has a tram link stop to the east of Wimbledon Chase station. Also contemporary suburb names which compete with the definition of this modestly-sized district of Merton to the west and south are Raynes Park and South Merton, respectively.

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The area contains Wimbledon Chase Primary School [2] and is largely residential in character, with a small parade of shops on Kingston Road (including a Co-operative Food, a Tesco Express and a BP garage with an M&S concession).

History

See Merton, London (parish)

Local geography

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References

  1. "Station details at National Rail" . Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. "Primary school entry on LB Merton website" . Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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