Battersea
Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) southwest of Charing Cross. In April 2001, it had 75,651 people.[1] In Battersea there is a home for dogs and cats called Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
| Battersea | |
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 Containers are towed upstream towards Wandsworth Bridge under the gaze of cormorants at Plantation Wharf | |
| OS grid reference | TQ285765 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SW11 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
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References
- Battersea Profile Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, from Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, citing Census 2001
| Districts |
Balham • Battersea • Earlsfield • Furzedown • Nine Elms • Putney • Putney Heath • Putney Vale • Roehampton • Southfields • Streatham Park • Tooting • Wandsworth |  |
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| Attractions |
Battersea Arts Centre • De Morgan Centre • Streatham Park • Theatre 503 | |
| Constituencies | Battersea · Putney · Tooting | |
Parks and open spaces in Wandsworth | ||
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