Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London boroughs of Merton and Kingston upon Thames. It owes its identity to the railway station of the same name, which has four trains an hour to London's Waterloo, and to the adjacent parade of small shops. Two prominent gas holders, which are used to store the consumer gas supply for south west London stand just south of the shopping parade and can be seen from a wide area. This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is the oldest of the Royal Boroughs in England and Wales, with great historical interest. ... Merton may refer to People Paul Merton, British actor and comedian Robert Merton, economist Robert K. Merton sociologist Thomas Merton, American Cistercian monk and author Walter de Merton, Bishop of Rochester, England and founder of Merton College Places in England The London Borough of Merton Merton College, Oxford Merton Park... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Home Nations is a name to collectively describe the four nations of the United Kingdom: the countries of England, Scotland and Wales, and the province of Northern Ireland. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... KT3 is the postcode for New Malden in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in southwest London. ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... Motspur Park railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. ... The facade of Waterloo Station. ... Categories: Stub ... Natural gas rig Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...

Two of London’s minor natural water courses run through the area. The Beverley Brook runs south to north through its centre and its smaller tributary the Pyl Brook runs parallel further to the east. These have in the past given rise to some local flooding. An English river about 12 Km long. ...

History

The district was historically known as West Barnes and was rural right up to the end of the nineteenth century when the railway station was built. Two local lanes, West Barnes Lane and Blakes Lane, represent remnants from this rural era. The barns referred to were those at the western end of Merton Abbey's estates and were just north of West Barnes Lane's junction with the modern Crossway.

Large mansions and farms are the only habitation shown on the 1871 map of the district [1] (http://www.old-maps.co.uk/oldmaps/index_external.jsp?easting=522581&northing=167660) with no station or residential districts. 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The railway itself was constructed through the locality in the mid nineteenth century but the station was not added until the early twentieth century.

The area was developed as a suburb in the years between the first and second world wars. Most houses were of the "terraced" style, typically of six houses joined together, each with three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and two living rooms and a kitchen downstairs. The area also attracted a number of playing fields at the time of its development. These remain and have given the area a large amount of green open space.

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The local public house The Earl Beatty[2] (http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/show.shtml/412) celebrates David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty who commanded a large part of the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in the First World War. David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty ( 17 January 1871- 11 March 1936), was an admiral in the Royal Navy. ... Battle of Jutland Conflict World War I Date 31 May 1916–1 June 1916 Place Near Denmark, in the North Sea Result German tactical victory, British strategic victory The Battle of Jutland, known in Germany as the Battle of the Skagerrak (Skagerrakschlacht), was the largest naval battle of World War... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

During World War Two a single stick of bombs was aimed at the station by a German bomber but missed its target and destroyed houses in Marina Avenue and Claremont Avenue. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Playing Fields

The playing fields located at Motspur Park are:

• Fulham football club training ground, formerly the University of London Athletics ground.
• The BBC sports club ground
• The King's College School sports ground
• The Joseph Hood Memorial playing field
• The Old Blues rugby club playing field
• The Archbishop Tennison playing field
• Plus one other minor ground.

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Nearby Places

To the west:
Kingston upon Thames, Malden Manor, Old Malden
To the south:
Worcester Park,
To the east:
Morden, Merton, Wimbledon
To the north:
New Malden, Raynes Park
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External links

• Residents association site with some local history information on Motspur Park (http://www.rpwbresidents.org.uk/areainfo/history.htm)
• A map of the Motspur Park area in 1871 (http://www.old-maps.co.uk/oldmaps/index_external.jsp?easting=522581&northing=167660)

• Train times (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=MOT) for Motspur Park from National Rail
• Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/places.cgi?client=public&lang=&advanced=&quicksearch=KT36QS) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&lang=&pc=KT36QS) of Motspur Park from Multimap.com